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Grungie

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  1. I love collecting vinyl. It’s also silly how this article comes out annually for the past decade.
  2. What about laptops plugged into a monitor/keyboard? I love how every time this question gets asked, everyone ignores this as an option.
  3. I just have Plex and a file server. I don't have security cameras or anything like that.
  4. That's the problem with those guys, it's whining about first world problems like your parents not buying you video games, or how your parents are assholes for telling you to get a job.
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEET They’re usually spoiled brats, except more annoying because instead of some 10 year old kid acting like that, it’s a grown adult. I’ve met a handful on forums, and they trash talk their parents all the time over first world problems like they’re still stuck in that rebellious teenager phase. ”My dad’s an asshole, he won’t buy me that new Call of Duty game”. Dude… you’re 30…
  6. I don’t shit on people who still live with their parents, I do shit on them if they’re a NEET. Sadly they usually have a shitty personality to go along with it.
  7. I haven't had my phone at work in like 7 years thanks to emanation security.
  8. You didn’t answer anything I just said.
  9. Idk what George Bush has to do with any of this. I'm also not sure where you're pulling any of this stuff from. Also, it was mentioned earlier that most of the countries condeming Russia are also predominantly Christian, so saying he's being criticized for being Christian is just pulling a strawman. Russian spy confirmed.
  10. I will agree that what Sony did with not honoring old download codes is really shitty. It's not like Crunchyroll bought Funimation and then nuked the codes. It was Sony (who already owned Funimation), bought Crunchyroll, and then nuked people's Funimation codes. It's like... wut? Though this is the same company that owned two streaming services, and still had their stuff split between them for years. Sadly I think the problem with streaming and exclusive content is that I don't think there's much to do besides exclusive content. It's like video game consoles, where there isn't much going on besides having something nobody else has, but worse as there's no specs to worry about. Monopolistic competition is kind of the only way to proceed, especially with something as fickle as licences on media. Someone like Sentai Filmworks would benefit from having their shows on multiple platforms, as they're just a license holder, and release physical media. Whereas Sony owns both the shows and the streaming service. They don't have to worry about fiddle around with license agreements with some third party company. They can just go "oh, I own this show" <hits upload>. I also don't think the anime streaming market was really ever that competitive. The anime streaming world was really just Funimation vs Crunchyroll, with Netflix getting one or two big name shows a season (at best), or you go there to watch old shows from several years ago. Even for a long time, Crunchyroll was the only place for up to date content, and Funimation would license it awhile later and Crunchyroll would pull it.
  11. Okay, but what does the Christian part have to do with anything?
  12. Anyone that thinks he’s being persecuted for being Christian is doing some serious gymnastics.
  13. On one hand, monopolies can be annoying. Though it will be less annoying when you have to juggle more than one streaming service for anime, and some shows are split between services where one or more seasons are on one service, and the other seasons are on another.
  14. We have a few with welding classes around here. Though we also have quite a few factories, and construction is "popular" here.
  15. I don’t think anybody should, but if they can afford it, I don’t see why not. Though if they’re still gonna live with their parents, they should either have a job and/or go to college. At least do something productive with themselves.
  16. Iirc, a lot more rural schools have shop classes, and there’s articles from last year that they’re bringing them back to urban schools.
  17. I'm with Kyng. I don't think anyone "deserves" it, but there are people who either act in a way, or do things that should have seen it coming. If everywhere you go has people give you shit for the same thing, you need to sit down and evaluate what you're doing and how that angers people. Is it something people are just assholes about? Or are you doing something annoying?
  18. I do somewhat often. Collecting physical albums is one of my oldest hobbies. I even bought a brand new cassette last year.
  19. I feel a lot of internet activism is kind of pointless, especially on social media. I don’t think anyone’s ever had their opinions changed on Facebook or Twitter. It’s usually people posting for validation from their peers, or just pretending to be worldly.
  20. The vast majority of those statues were also added during the Jim Crow era, like a lot of Confederate imagery.
  21. The echo chamber thing is definitely very real, but a lot of the time what can freak people out, is when it’s an echo chamber for seemingly more benign stuff. I personally don’t like joining very specific fandom type communities and try to join ones that are more broad. An example of what I mean by specific versus broad is I like video games, particularly JRPG’s. I’ll join a JRPG community, but I won’t join one dedicated for a single franchise. A lot of the time, they end up being too positive. The fandom can do no wrong, fostering an echo chamber. So when someone leaves that fandom specific community, they freak out when they realize that some opinions from that community aren’t well received, or worse, the fandom they like isn’t well received. Not saying you have to change your opinion, but it can cause people to freak out when they’re not used to being around someone with a differing opinion. Then there’s people who just can’t handle someone not liking the thing they like, but that’s a different discussion there… So I suggest joining communities with more varied opinions. For example, I’m into computers, and I noticed that it’s not uncommon for PC gamers to not be knowledgeable about computers outside of gaming. They know more than the average person, or are around technologically illiterate people, so it can create the illusion they’re very well versed. So when they only engage with others whose entire computer choices involve gaming, certain hardware choices, or the mere existence of a product not targeted at gaming can baffle people. Some of the confusion would be for expensive products whose intended purpose isn’t explicitly stated (ie color grading monitor). Other times they’re baffled that people buy things like Chromebooks and tablets, as the mere thought of someone using a computer for nothing more than basic web browsing is alien, or not being shackled to a desk is alien. So I definitely encourage seeing more varied communities to see a wider view.
  22. I think because of meeting various people in life, I started realizing there’s two sides to every story. I usually try to see both sides before making a conclusion. There are people who have really bad luck, and end up in really crappy situations by happenstance, and other people brought it upon themselves. There are communities that are like a magnet for toxic people, and other times, I see people who treat any kind of criticism or anything remotely negative as cyberbullying. For the former, if every community you meet in that particular field or hobby is negative or full of jerks, my suggestion is to just distance yourself from that community. You can still like the hobby or field, but hate the community. While I love punk music, I can’t stand the community. I just wanna talk about the music, but the community seems to care more about street cred and gatekeeping. Though if you’re experiencing negativity in various communities, unless you have really bad luck with your interests (it’s possible), there’s a good chance it’s a you issue. While I’m not condoning people being dicks, some people do need to step back and have some self reflection if you keep ending up in bad environments. Are your interests a magnet for toxic people, or are you the problem?
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