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There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop. And you’ve got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you’re free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!

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I’m having a c-section, cause ain’t no way that’s coming out of my pp.

My first assumption was that it was only the Democrats voting, which seems to have been the case, as it was a DNC internal vote. If there were more than democrats voting on it, then to say that it was the democrats who were voting would seem to me to be unnecessary or misleading.

They certainly could have mentioned the DNC in the title to make it more more clear, though.

daww I can’t help but give more headpats for cute anime girls. *patpatpat*

*patpat NEET-kun* do your best!

It’s honestly not even the worst way I’ve even seen it used.

I used to watch some League of Legends (I know, I know) streams from time to time, and there’s a meta where your mid laner, who is supposed to be a strong carry, gives up all their farm to the roaming jungler roll so they become the super-carry.

In any case this somehow got termed to be the “vegan mid” strategy. Ugh. Veganism is when you starve, apparently.

Right? *glomps u* ^//^

Journalists in 2025 be like: OwO *pounces on you*

Tired of Google Home not working? This new change will push you one step further into the valley of despair, where a capitalist hellscape leads you to constantly say “Yeah, that seems about right” and to feel a small twang of loss before moving on with your day.

The factory gatcha pull info says there’s a 0.002% chance of pulling “Short Day Factory”, and the pity system has been globally disabled for over 10 years now.

Better luck next pull!

Pack it up boys. Just one comment, and the thread’s already over.

You’re welcome!

Yes, I think that’s generally pretty accurate. That’s why when a vtuber graduates (leaves their corporation, that is) even though they’ll have a new avatar, (usually the IP is owned the corp) they’ll often still keep most of their fans.

Sure, I could try! It’s still a bit confusing since it was mostly just entertainment for me until very recently.

It’s a combination tbh. Obviously a lot of it is acting, and you never know exactly how genuine your oshi really really is, but their personality, tastes, and sense of humour all shine through. It’d be generally pretty tough for it to be a complete facade and for them to still seem genuine.

Then again, you never know. I’ve heard there were some VTs who did a complete 180 in personality, for example. I think it’d be hard to not notice some signs, but strong feelings can severely cloud judgement, so who knows.

The character’s design and mannerisms are also pretty important, though. I think a lot of the time the VTs will want to play a character that’s kinda an idealised version of themselves. If they see themselves as cute or cool or sexy, they’ll play up those attributes.

As for knowing stuff about them, I think it also varies from VT to VT. Some are more willing to share aspects of their personal life than others. The one I fell for is quite open about her life, but I’m someone who highly values honesty and integrity, so I guess that tracks.

So I think to answer your question, personally for me it’s 70/30 them vs their character, but that’s my supposition. I imagine for others, it could vary quite a bit too.

Sorry, but that’s a secret. I’d rather not publicly out my degeneracy level, dayo ne. (Even though my oshi is actually very wholesome.)

Weirdly. I caught feels for a vtuber recently (completely unexpectedly) and now feel suddenly motivated to improve my life. It also feels like I got hit by truck with emotions that have been nonfunctional for several years.

Parasocial relationships are tough, as they can never be fully reciprocated, and dealing with that feels like it’s going to be a bit stressful. That’s also precisely why I’d avoided them and thought myself immune, but apparently not. Lol

Yeah, it was replaced: “Do the right thing (for the shareholders)”

I think I may be suffering from atrial fibrillation. Could someone give me a hand? 🤒👉👈

Spot on. I’ve had my donor registration sitting on my desk for the last few years, and I’ve been deliberating on it because I don’t trust capitalism not to create perverse incentives and do fucked up shit just like this.

That, and I don’t want my remains to just be a tool to help fund some CEO’s yacht.

Reading this, I feel even more justified in my concern, and it definitely could affect my ultimate decision.

I would be greatly entertained if valve went into payment processing and out-competed these absolute shitshows of companies.