Patterns was a poor choice of words. I meant more like patterns of specific behavior, such as bullying or domestic abuse. Be specific in criticism. If you have a kid who has done something bad, you don’t tell them they are bad, you tell them what they did that was bad (and why if possible). It’s the same with adults.

Thanks for giving me specific examples, I agree that those things are vile and evil. I still think saying “southern culture is bad” is too general. These vile things you’ve brought up should be discussed without implying some struggling factory worker is evil because they happen to be from the south. Or are you only attributing bad things to southern culture while the good things these people do is individual brilliance or human nature?

“The culture” is not the problem, part of the culture might be. I’m saying you can’t generalize a whole culture like this. Again, attack specific behaviors not a whole culture.

Very interesting post!

You could also look at more recent examples, where the South has continuously acted against their own people politically and physically through violence or barring people from education. Currently, right now, TODAY, there is a place in South Carolina referred to as the “corridor of shame” due to how abhorrent the schools are there. Yet, the majority of people that live in South Carolina actively support this violence.

It sounds like there’s a lack of funding and opportunity that is creating a desperate situation. It’s no surprise then that psychopathic populists that are quick to blame “others” on their woes will rise to power, leading to a death-loop of corruption, poverty and hatred. I’m only speculating of course.

Rather than point fingers, I wonder how we could increase trust in society, all societies…

That’s just mental gymnastics, try saying “I’m not saying Jewish people are bad, it’s just that their culture is rotten”

Edit: Actually don’t say that lol

Actually I should clarify my point: Rather than attacking groups of people, attack patterns of behavior. You’re unlikely to change any minds whatever you do but there’s no need to fan a flame of instigation and division.

In the NW, I was welcomed for who I was. In the South, I was not.

As a northern European I know nothing about this. But why are you allowed to generalize and discriminate against “southerners” and they are not against your “group”? Imo thinking tribally like this is really hurting all of us.

I would be satisfied if Bethesda did stick to their “ancient ways”. Focusing more on environments and immersion rather than character-driven storytelling like any other RPG. Of course they did neither for Starfield unfortunately.

The only consistent thing is coffee, green tea and water. I’m new to tea but it might supplant coffee entirely actually. Green tea makes me feel good :)

As for food I switch it up a lot but I often eat plain yogurt with muesli for breakfast.

I was walking behind two dogs and their owner. I was walking faster than them and one of the dogs looked at me and proceeded to persistently move the other dog to the side so that I could pass. It was absolutely clear it knew what it was doing :)

Usually just a physical SIM but I’ve used pre-paid eSIMs in other countries. Quite convenient!

I’m European. My first thoughts go to immense and diverse cultural heritage, pollution, amazing food, food sickness…

This is just gaming revenue, otherwise Microsoft and Apple would clear.

I agree with holding off on Starfield. Bethesda games are usually instant buys for me but this time I’ll probably wait years before buying it. My love for Bethesda games is all about exploration and for some reason they replaced handcrafted story-filled landscapes with procedural generated ones? Hopefully modders make some cool content that is worth exploring in the future :)

I can afford to buy or subscribe to services but at this point streaming is just more annoying than pirating. With pirating I can use my favorite player (mpv), maximize video quality (high quality blu-ray rips), watch offline, no bugs or buffering, instant seeking et.c. As for games I might pirate a game before buying it but usually I just buy it since it’s convenient (unless it has intrusive DRM).

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Bethesda have made some of my favorite games, especially Elder Scrolls but this time I’m just not very interested. I read they added procedural generation which seems like the worst choice possible when the strength of their games always has been environmental storytelling (as in you explore and stumble upon things that make the world feel “lived in”).

I’ll buy the game later, might as well wait for patches, mods and such!

I thought it was 1998 but the mod came out in 1999, then Valve bought them out and released it as a standalone game in 2000.

• Counter-Strike
• SiN
• Delta Force
• Baldur’s Gate

Counter-Strike overtook the others by a mile in the 00s but in the 90s I probably enjoyed Delta Force more actually.

Wait I forget about consoles:

• GoldenEye 64, opened my eyes to FPS I guess
• Wave Racer 64, was the staple racer in our household

Humans being irrational? Well I would never…

Having a preference is not hypocritical. What the fuck are you saying LOL