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Anyone have a guess as to why these companies don’t just cut off the country being used to spearhead these attempts? Like, half the popular games are blocked already. And setting this precedent will likely lead to further fuckery in the future. Is Australlia really that profitable that it’s worth the current and future hassle?

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“It bilds karacter!”

It’s wild how relatable it still is nearly 30 years later.

Hell, if philosophy is the driving factor for a good villain

…I didn’t say it was? That’s just Vaas’ whole schtick - poorly understood philosophical quips that everyone eats up for some reason. Again, if all you need is a bad guy constantly needling you, then I suppose I see why you like Vaas. I just don’t think that’s enough to make him “museum worthy”.

If we wanna get into what I think makes a top tier video game villain, I’d say the critical characteristics would be menace, intelligence, and capability. In short, they need to be an obvious threat that know what they’re doing and are a challenge to best, both mentally and physically. To be honest, I can’t think of all that many villains in video games that I would consider that good. GLaDOS fits for sure. I think the Kingslayer in The Witcher 2 is also quite good. Fumbled ending aside, Mass Effect had a good run of baddies as well - Saren, The Illusive Man/The Collectors, The Reapers. There might be more, but that’s all I can think of atm.

I mean, if that’s all you want in a villain, I guess, yeah - Vaas was constantly pestering the player. His dialogue and mannerisms were just awful though. Philosophy 101 freshman tweets level awful. I feel like putting him on the same level as GLaDOS should be criminal.

Vaas is such a mid-tier villain for a seriously mid/problematic game.

Seems like a good place to remind everybody in the US to watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE

Well, they are already the home of Big Brother, so this is fitting.

Evidence directly from the suspect(s) is basically a confession. Gender has nothing to do with it.

How does “We wouldn’t need [evidence] if society just trusted women” fit your argument?

My first reaction was disgust too, but then I remembered fried pickles are delicious, so I’d be willing to give this a try.

Radiolab has an interesting episode about people having to deal with being considered “Null”: https://radiolab.org/podcast/null

You’re not the boss of me, now!

Demanding the algorithm apologize is off the charts unhinged. It’s amazing that people this stupid have achieved enough to fail this badly.

For whatever reason, our brains developed the inclination/compulsion to imagine scenarios which greatly improved our odds of survival in the wild. In a biological sense, I figure stories and the like trigger that reward center in a way. Why people like different stories would come down to brain chemistry.

It’s the equivalent of the nationalistic party of any country.

They didn’t invent nationalism.

Y’all forgot about Chuck Norris already?

Ah, so the same reason christians are “persecuted for their beliefs”.