Gargleblaster

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[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People who die while driving are almost all die by accident.

People who get shot are far more likely to be killed intentionally.

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

That's probably true.

But you have to spend at least a little time with someone to judge their behavior.

The problem is that people are pre-judged based on their race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or lack thereof, nation of origin, first language, and a boatload of other things purely based on these factors without any personal contact or observation of their behavior.

Hence the word prejudice.

Likewise, people take the misbehavior of one or a small group and and apply it to everyone with the same characteristic.

Hence prejudice and stereotyping.

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Quality of life for the capitalist eastern seaboard. I believe that's what you meant to say.

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Anybody who uses democracy in the same sentence as China is a plant.

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the US, we colloquially 'go to college'. College refers to higher education in general.

Then, in more academic terms, A university is a larger place of higher ed made up of schools and colleges. You also have liberal arts colleges that do not have these colleges/schools. We also have two-year community colleges that may be more similar to vocational schools or FE colleges in the UK.

Then we get to the level of fun: Boston College is actually a university. :-)

Source: I lived overseas and told people I attended _____ College, which caused them to cross-examine me about whether I have a 4-year degree because in their country people go to university/uni and college is something else. Different places, different terminology.

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Guild Wars 1

Having a character of one main class and a secondary class that could be switched at any time between any of the 9 classes.

8-slot skillbar with one heroic skill that could only come from your main class.

400+ total skills in the game.

Plenty of room for you to make your own homebrew builds, and some classic builds that were outside the box:

The assassin that used a staff (assacaster), the ranger that used necro skills to touch people to death (touch ranger), and the 55 monk, which had almost no hp but so much healing it was hard to kill.

It will always be my MMORPG because of the character design.

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The Chinese Civil War ended without Mao being able to capture Taiwan, where the KMT moved its Republic. No secession necessary. It was part of the ROC before the war and never part of the CCP.

Put your propagandized version on the bookshelf next to the story about your tanks running over your own youth to preserve your authoritarian system.

And you talking about indigenous people while you try to eradicate the Uyghurs in Xinjiang is another book on that shelf.

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

'There is broad consensus among experts that the early 2020s shifts in social media populations were what has come to be called asshole-driven.'

Scraping Assholes-A History of Social Media from 2006-2056

R. McDonald (2069), published by McDonald's Textbook Division, Schaumburg, IL, USA

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Threads, where you can live in a pretend simulation that your ass isn't owned by Captain Facebook.

[–] Gargleblaster@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You missed the quick bit in the final movie where Luke is training her.

She's a princess and a jedi. So princess jedi!

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