Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Boredfrom]

I've since remedied that, however.

Ominous…

[Uncle]

in other words: living in proximity to crazy either leads to running far away from all the red flags, or embracing the madness and joining them in the depths

[Potato]

Thanks for opening to us, the human mind is surely fascinating.
You rose a point that most of us, who only had contact with fictional descriptions of your condition , may had thought, that usually the ultimate goal is integration. You pointed out the best outcome is to have a functional system. If you don’t mind, I am curious how it would work with relationships, I guess each headmate could have their own friends, but how does it work with partners, or better asking, everyone in your inner circle knows the system?

Hey, I'm Sophia's girlfriend, I've been reading through this thread periodically and was just gonna lurk, but she thought maybe this was a question for me to answer.

In the beginning it was tough, I admit I reacted poorly due to not understanding it at all, and immediately thought that this was encroaching on our relationship. I didn't comprehend how it worked, and I unfortunately caused some pain because I started closing my mind off to the idea of plurality, hoping it wouldn't involve me at all and that it could be ignored. I've since remedied that, however.

I've learned alot over time, and I even talk to some of her system members, but mostly to Liz, the headmate she's mentioned she's watching with. It took some time with explanations and analogies to begin understanding a bit of how it works and feels for her, to know where the boundaries are and what to expect, but there's been no long-term problems, just me having to open my mind to plurality instead of submitting to fears of the unknown. Our relationship is just as strong as ever, and there's no fears with her headmates causing us issues with our intimate moments, they're all great (and eccentric) people.

Sooooo, you have all the problems associated with juggling multiple partners, but still only get to fuck one body?

[Uncle]

as much as people talk about dudes only being in it for the sex, I feel like most dudes would've run for the hills, but women get into this codependent synchronization thing and "become" each other

[TylenolJones]

Signs of a healthy community:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/my-time-on-this-forum-has-been-a-lot-more-enjoyable-since-i-started-ignoring-all-star-wars-topics-are-there-any-subjects-you-guys-ignore.765863/

[benji]

Sooooo, you have all the problems associated with juggling multiple partners, but still only get to fuck one body?

Haven't they only met a couple times in real life?

[Uncle]

when I was a young lad on the 90s internet, I once found a website where some girl had convinced herself she was a werewolf

she had written a bunch of essays about it, probably more to convince herself than the rest of the world, and it wasn't fan fiction

she explained very seriously that even though some werewolves might be able to change physically, for her it was more of a mental state thing, and it happened on a cycle that didn't necessarily always match up with full moons, you know, about a month or so
 

I remember a part where she said her roommate actually noticed that she had wolfed out and said "wow you're really wolfy today huh" and she practically creamed her pants from being heckin validated

I miss the early internet psychosis 

[PogiJones]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/lttp-moon-knight-and-the-portrayal-of-dissociative-identity-disorder-mark-spoilers.765539/

This is somewhat of a difficult topic for me to discuss on Era. I haven't really talked about it before outside of staff, although it's not exactly a secret as many of my friends outside of Era know. I'm putting this in the member's only section to offer some semblance of privacy. Some people might have caught on to the fact that I updated my pronouns on Era to include they/them. This was both out of respect for a genderfluid non-binary headmate, and also because we have no objections to they/them being used plurally.


As we're still watching the series, please use spoiler tags for anything past the first two episodes. It's fine if people discuss it, but we'd like to see as much unspoiled as we can. One particular headmate is really into this, and I'd like it if she didn't get spoiled by accident.


We were diagnosed with DDNOS 1b, or what is known as Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, when we were young. Nowadays, it's called Other Specified Dissociative Disorder or OSDD. It's similar to to Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) in many ways, but we do not have significant amnesia between the different headmates. Just emotional amnesia with clearly defined headmates. We've managed this most of our lives, and we've reached a point (after trying a variety of things in therapy, including integration) where we live a largely normal life. The five of us function like a family of sorts, and while we do have issues here and there, we're long since past the point where any of us really consider ourselves "disordered" because of it.


Anyone who has experienced DID/OSDD, or knows someone who has, knows that media portrayals of DID/OSDD are fantastically inaccurate. A lot of them have an "evil" alter", or a "serial killer alter" contrasting a "good alter" or "normal alter."  Fronting, or who is in control, is portrayed inconsistently if there's any logic in it at all. Splitting or dissociation is sometimes portrayed rapidly, or just as inconsistent as fronting is. Amnesia is shown as a total black out, often with extreme losses of time. Rarely is emotional amnesia ever shown, or partial amnesia. Coping strategies are often never mentioned accurately. The concept of creating a functional system is non-existent. Often no mention of headspaces, or not showing any communication attempts between the various headmates. And sometimes the whole portrayal is just straight up fantasy supernatural or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nonsense.


We had heard Moon Knight revolves around a protagonist with DID, and that they apparently went out of their way to portray it a bit more accurately than your usual TV show or movie. After watch the first two episodes, I definitely appreciate what effort has gone into them at least. There are some inaccuracies, such as Steven making it to be as old as he is and not checking the time (and date) more often after clear bouts of amnesia. Plus the depiction of fronting and amnesia in the first episode was a bit extreme. It didn't really helped that our eyes are sensitive and it bothered us a bit.


But Oscar Isaac does a fantastic job showing a more realistic portrayal despite the fantasy elements of the show. Steven and Marc appear to have an actual headspace, or an inner world represented by the reflections in mirrors and such. The two actively communicate as well, which is something you almost never really see with DID/OSDD portrayals. We had a good laugh in the second episode when they briefly discussed how Steven's suit looks, because that kind of dialogue and communication was a good portrayal. The differences in voice and body language were appreciated too, as that's something others have noted in real life with us.


There actually appears to be some semblance of roles in the system too - Marc has elements of a system protector. It's more fantasy and extreme then what you'd seen in reality, but the end of the first episode summed it up pretty well. "You're not going to die. Let me save us." That's something an actual system protector might say if the person fronting felt they were in danger.


We're going to keep watching tomorrow when we have time. I've heard the portrayal goes a bit further, and does some interesting elements with it. So I hope it continues to be a more accurate representation then what you usually see. I'd be curious to see the opinions of others regarding the portrayal, especially if you have any experiences with DID/OSDD/Plurality.


Also, you're welcome to ask me questions about our system or DID/OSDD too if you like. I don't mind answering them, because I'd rather people ask then jump to conclusions or assumptions.


EDIT: Oh, I didn't think about it, but we've never read the Moon Knight comics. This is our first time being exposed to the characters. I'm guessing the portrayal isn't as good in those as it is in this series? I'd be curious to hear more about the comics too.

They couldn't be bothered to finish the 6 episode, more than a year old series they're discussing before making a thread about it?

TBF, I couldn't be bothered to read more than one sentence of that post before scrolling and making this comment.  

[Besticus Maximus]

you are not plural, you're a fucking lunatic and my tulpa agrees

He's called Asmodael and he's a pan furry devilman. Colour: Red. Hobbies: Cooking.

[Potato]

Sooooo, you have all the problems associated with juggling multiple partners, but still only get to fuck one body?

Haven't they only met a couple times in real life?

I think so. If they are that stupid to think these head mates are real, they are stupid enough to think it's a real relationship

[Besticus Maximus]

Android Sophia is also the elder party in this theban courtship by a fair few laps around the sun

[Potato]

I've since remedied that, however.

Ominous…

Android Sophia is also the elder party in this theban courtship by a fair few laps around the sun

Something something...power imbalance...something something...grooming...something something...blink twice if you're under duress...

[Besticus Maximus]

[Snoopy]

It hurts that I have to pay for someone to pretend to care about me and then get dropped repeatedly. It hurts to open up to people about my experiences and just told to get over it over time or things will be fine. I don't feel fine. I feel completely pointless and feel like my life is ending, like I should disappear forever (please note, I don't want to die or commit self harm). It hurts that everytime I make a friend or relationship, I end up getting hurt and thrown away. It hurts that I have to act like I'm okay to people after I want the pain to stop. Getting sexually assaulted as a kid. Watching my grandmother (who was my second mom) lose a battle to cancer TWO WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. I got dumped by the relationship before this one because the girl "didn't want to be by my side when my grandmother dies". Never having anyone care to play games with me except a friend who treated me like crap heavily in the past and constantly says negative things. My other friend is a narcissitic MAGA-lite who has a god complex. Having my newest girlfriend destroy a 4 year relationship and never giving me the time of day I deserved. Why do I always have to play the high horse everything is okay, these don't make who I am type of stance?

I won't be appreciated. I never was as a kid, I never was now. I don't f------g mean anything to anyone. Why do things that attempt to make me feel good when it's an ignorance to my problem of not feeling like anyone cares about me? I feel so alone and I just want things to stop. I want the world to make me vanish. I'm always worthless to people and I'm tired of spending decades thinking I'm not. And I'm tired of opening up to people that just disappear on me, especially therapists. It's not fair to me.

[MJBarret]

"I'm a poisonously self-obsessed pit of dispair, why don't people wanna hang out and act as living scaffolding for my self-esteem?"

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/datingera-this-isnt-like-one-of-your-animes.666/page-571#post-111992654

TL;DR: I googled this girl I've been messaging with on a dating app for about a month now because I'm too scared to call her (she gave me her number) because of my social anxiety, and it turns out she has a lot of "baggage" (her words, not mine). I'm not quite sure I can deal since I've got my own baggage (no where near as serious as her's.), but I think I quite possibly might be able to be a friend for her, which is probably what she really needs, but I'm still not sure if I should bail out, mostly because she seems fragile underneath her exterior and I don't want to accidentally hurt her.

So, I've been messaging back and forth with this girl through a dating app. She was quick to give me her number and wanted me to call her, but I told her I was super shy and had social anxiety.

She said she understood and we kept messaging each other.

At one point, I saw her profile said she was looking for a long term monoganous relationship, but I asked to make sure anyway whether or not she wanted something casual or long-term and monogamous. She said casual is boring but that's what most people want and long-term monogamy is hard to find because you have to find the right person to click together with. Then she said what she really wanted was someone to talk to and hang out with because she was really lonely from working nearly all the time.

I said fair enough and we kept messaging some more over a couple of weeks and she seemed really sweet and caring.

However, my curiosity got the better of me and I googled her and found her social media.

From what I could piece together about her and her life, well....:

Instagram: She quite possibly lives in a trailer on an empty lot practically under train tracks. This is weird because this is NYC and I have no idea if it's legal. According to yelp, the lot had an authentic Mexican food truck on it that sold tacos. Despite being popular, the place closed down for some reason, possibly during the pandemic. Apparently she gets local musicians and DJs to perform on the lot and charges an entry fee to get in.

She also let's charities use the lot for things like food drives, etc.

I was surprised by the location of the lot, because I actually walk right by it a few times a month.

Facebook: She really loves dogs and works for herself as a dog walker/sitter.

GoFundMe: She owns a dog that needs some kind of surgery.

Twitter: Here's where things get weird. Her Instagram and Facebook make her out to be a happy-go-lucky sociable person that's happy with their life. However, her Twitter is filled with random posts of self-loathing; like how much she hates herself, how a business partner robbed her leaving her in debt, her struggles with getting mental health treatment, how the reason she's alone is because no one is strong enough to put up with her baggage, etc. She doesn't really have any followers and it feels more like she's just posting random thoughts out into the void.

Onlyfans: She has an onlyfans that she created a few months ago. I found this out because there was a post buried in her Twitter about how she's so pathetic and unattractive, she had to make her Onlyfans free to attract any kind of attention.

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Yeaaaaah. So that's it in a nut shell. Despite having an Instagram and Facebook that makes her seem like a well-adjusted and sociable person, she's actually probably lonely, depressed, and working multiple side-hustles to just to scrape by?

When I told her I googled her (she told me she was a musician and the name she goes by around the time we started messaging and just told her I was curious about her music), she sorta laughed it off, but I could tell she was embarrassed.

I'm not one to judge, because I've got my own issues, but is it a bad idea for two people with issues to get together?

Should I bail?

Messofanego

Pump the brakes on getting together. How about even get to the point of just talking to each other? Because of the cyber stalking, now there's an imbalance of information you have on each other. So that might be quite awkward if you do end up talking to each other on the phone or go on a date if it's brought up. But the reason of stalking is you probably want to get to know her more before pursuing? Keeping your social anxiety into account, what's the worst that could happen from a phone call? It might also be worth having therapy such as CBT for social anxiety. So that you can eventually go on dates rather than avoid all contact aside from texting (which is low risk).

[Uncle]

*googles random name*

look at me, I'm a cyberstalker, I possess more info about these people than they know about me, giving me a massive benefit from the power imbalance

the more profiles, resumes, and personal blogs I read, the more my power grows

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Analogies

[Polident]

It hurts that I have to pay for someone to pretend to care about me and then get dropped repeatedly. It hurts to open up to people about my experiences and just told to get over it over time or things will be fine. I don't feel fine. I feel completely pointless and feel like my life is ending, like I should disappear forever (please note, I don't want to die or commit self harm). It hurts that everytime I make a friend or relationship, I end up getting hurt and thrown away. It hurts that I have to act like I'm okay to people after I want the pain to stop. Getting sexually assaulted as a kid. Watching my grandmother (who was my second mom) lose a battle to cancer TWO WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. I got dumped by the relationship before this one because the girl "didn't want to be by my side when my grandmother dies". Never having anyone care to play games with me except a friend who treated me like crap heavily in the past and constantly says negative things. My other friend is a narcissitic MAGA-lite who has a god complex. Having my newest girlfriend destroy a 4 year relationship and never giving me the time of day I deserved. Why do I always have to play the high horse everything is okay, these don't make who I am type of stance?

I won't be appreciated. I never was as a kid, I never was now. I don't f------g mean anything to anyone. Why do things that attempt to make me feel good when it's an ignorance to my problem of not feeling like anyone cares about me? I feel so alone and I just want things to stop. I want the world to make me vanish. I'm always worthless to people and I'm tired of spending decades thinking I'm not. And I'm tired of opening up to people that just disappear on me, especially therapists. It's not fair to me.

[Daffy Duck]

Get this transphobe out of here…

I hope not. I don't think there's anything unique about Gwen and I would hate for them to include a character that offers nothing unique gameplay or story-wise simply "because marketing".

If all that matters is "having a female character" there are better options, too. But really, at the end of the day, I don't want the game to overflow with too many Spider-People. It's already hard enough to juggle Pete and Miles as it is.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/place-your-bets-will-earth-1048%E2%80%99s-the-insomniac-earth%E2%80%99s-gwen-stacy-be-introduced-in-marvel%E2%80%99s-spider-man-2.765890/#post-112237586

[Venice]

How it began:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/friends-are-accusing-me-of-abandoning-them-and-i%E2%80%99m-at-a-loss-for-words.765104/#post-112120100

So i have these 4 friends I’m really close with. Jill, Sara, Monica, and Mike. We’ve hung out for years. Last year Mike got angry with Monica and Sara and had an huge fight over the phone with them. I didn’t know at the time, but Monica told me that Mike apparently said to her and Sara “every time I hangout with you two, i come home feeling drained depressed and tired. And I’m not the only person who feels this way! Rockets feels the same too!” I was caught completely off guard and told Monica that this was a fucking lie. Monica said she could tell Mike was lying, but I got the sense from her that Sara believed it. I said I had to clear this up with Sara and Jill as I didn’t want them thinking what Mike said was true, but Monica made me swear to secrecy not to confront them because she doesn’t want Sara and Jill finding out that she told me this. I don’t understand why she made me promise this but I acquiesced.

Anyway, earlier this year Jill called me and said Monica had contracted a rare form of cancer. I tried calling Monica and all i got was an answering machine message from her sister saying that Monica was sick and would not be able to respond to calls. I texted Monica saying i heard the news and was praying for her and she thanked me.

A week later, Sara sends me an etsy link for a sweater she had customized along the lines of "Monica gang" and asked if i wanted to buy it. She said that we could all go to the hospital together wearing the sweater and that it would be a nice gesture to raise Monica’s spirits. I thought it was a wonderful idea and purchased the sweater. The sweater arrived at my house first after a couple weeks and i message Sara a picture of it and she says it looks great. Still no word on when the hospital visit would be.

A month passes and I’m feeling kind of confused on what’s going on. It was a religious holiday that day and I didn’t want to pry or annoy Monica as I could see she was still at the hospital, so I texted her well wishes for the holiday. My plan was to lead with that and if she responded to ask how she was doing. I got no response but didn’t think anything of it given her situation.

A couple days pass, I find out from John that Jill and Mike were hanging out without me. We all used to hangout together so it felt extra weird that I was excluded. I tried not to let it get to me but it definitely bothered me. A couple weeks pass, I could see from Monica’s location was discharged from the hospital and that she and the girls were hanging out together. I thought it was weird they would chill without me but assumed maybe they wanted to just keep the hangout small.

Around this time I decided I didn’t want to share my location with all my friends—not just them—and turned it off. I didn’t think it was much of a big deal.

It’s been about a month. I got a text from Sara today saying this:

“hey rockets. I've been feeling kind of distant from you these past months. you haven't really hit us up to hang out or checked up on us. It's been a really crazy last few months especially since Monica’s been sick and its seems extra weird that you havent checked in or asked about her once. It made me think about whether you actually value our friendships at all. I just wanted to give you the opportunity to explain why you might've been distant lately.”

I called Sara and asked her what was up she accused me of having never reached out to Monica when she was sick. I told Sara I reached out twice and got no response and assumed she just didn’t want to talk given her illness and that she wanted space. Sara started crying and said things like “she could’ve died but you didn’t care to reach out to us at all.” At this point I was also on the verge of tears and told Sara that I thought we were all going to the hospital together but didn’t hear anything from her after I got the sweater. I told her I could’ve done more to communicate, for sure, but communication is a 2 way street and her and Jill could’ve reached out to me. I felt like I was out of the loop and excluded.

At one point, I’m pretty sure I heard Jill in the background scoffing and saying “wow.” I asked Sara “I thought this was just us talking? Is someone else listening in? Wtf??” And Sara said “Nah I’m in public, I’m by myself.” But she kept going in and out of mute which makes me think that was a lie.

Anyway I’m at a loss for words. I feel like i’m being made to be a monster when I didn’t do anything. The call kind of just fizzled out and Sara said she was out of energy to talk and that we could talk more later. I spoke to my mom and she says I’m being manipulated and made to feel guilty for nothing and that I should just walk away from this situation. I don’t know if that’s the right course of action but I feel kinda stuck. Any advice Era?

How it's going:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/friends-are-accusing-me-of-abandoning-them-and-i%E2%80%99m-at-a-loss-for-words.765104/page-3#post-112238717

guys i’m so heartbroken right now. Monica blocked me on social media. i’m so confused...

[Snoopy]

27 years old

[Taco Bell Tower]

How it began:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/friends-are-accusing-me-of-abandoning-them-and-i%E2%80%99m-at-a-loss-for-words.765104/#post-112120100

So i have these 4 friends I’m really close with. Jill, Sara, Monica, and Mike. We’ve hung out for years. Last year Mike got angry with Monica and Sara and had an huge fight over the phone with them. I didn’t know at the time, but Monica told me that Mike apparently said to her and Sara “every time I hangout with you two, i come home feeling drained depressed and tired. And I’m not the only person who feels this way! Rockets feels the same too!” I was caught completely off guard and told Monica that this was a fucking lie. Monica said she could tell Mike was lying, but I got the sense from her that Sara believed it. I said I had to clear this up with Sara and Jill as I didn’t want them thinking what Mike said was true, but Monica made me swear to secrecy not to confront them because she doesn’t want Sara and Jill finding out that she told me this. I don’t understand why she made me promise this but I acquiesced.

Anyway, earlier this year Jill called me and said Monica had contracted a rare form of cancer. I tried calling Monica and all i got was an answering machine message from her sister saying that Monica was sick and would not be able to respond to calls. I texted Monica saying i heard the news and was praying for her and she thanked me.

A week later, Sara sends me an etsy link for a sweater she had customized along the lines of "Monica gang" and asked if i wanted to buy it. She said that we could all go to the hospital together wearing the sweater and that it would be a nice gesture to raise Monica’s spirits. I thought it was a wonderful idea and purchased the sweater. The sweater arrived at my house first after a couple weeks and i message Sara a picture of it and she says it looks great. Still no word on when the hospital visit would be.

A month passes and I’m feeling kind of confused on what’s going on. It was a religious holiday that day and I didn’t want to pry or annoy Monica as I could see she was still at the hospital, so I texted her well wishes for the holiday. My plan was to lead with that and if she responded to ask how she was doing. I got no response but didn’t think anything of it given her situation.

A couple days pass, I find out from John that Jill and Mike were hanging out without me. We all used to hangout together so it felt extra weird that I was excluded. I tried not to let it get to me but it definitely bothered me. A couple weeks pass, I could see from Monica’s location was discharged from the hospital and that she and the girls were hanging out together. I thought it was weird they would chill without me but assumed maybe they wanted to just keep the hangout small.

Around this time I decided I didn’t want to share my location with all my friends—not just them—and turned it off. I didn’t think it was much of a big deal.

It’s been about a month. I got a text from Sara today saying this:

“hey rockets. I've been feeling kind of distant from you these past months. you haven't really hit us up to hang out or checked up on us. It's been a really crazy last few months especially since Monica’s been sick and its seems extra weird that you havent checked in or asked about her once. It made me think about whether you actually value our friendships at all. I just wanted to give you the opportunity to explain why you might've been distant lately.”

I called Sara and asked her what was up she accused me of having never reached out to Monica when she was sick. I told Sara I reached out twice and got no response and assumed she just didn’t want to talk given her illness and that she wanted space. Sara started crying and said things like “she could’ve died but you didn’t care to reach out to us at all.” At this point I was also on the verge of tears and told Sara that I thought we were all going to the hospital together but didn’t hear anything from her after I got the sweater. I told her I could’ve done more to communicate, for sure, but communication is a 2 way street and her and Jill could’ve reached out to me. I felt like I was out of the loop and excluded.

At one point, I’m pretty sure I heard Jill in the background scoffing and saying “wow.” I asked Sara “I thought this was just us talking? Is someone else listening in? Wtf??” And Sara said “Nah I’m in public, I’m by myself.” But she kept going in and out of mute which makes me think that was a lie.

Anyway I’m at a loss for words. I feel like i’m being made to be a monster when I didn’t do anything. The call kind of just fizzled out and Sara said she was out of energy to talk and that we could talk more later. I spoke to my mom and she says I’m being manipulated and made to feel guilty for nothing and that I should just walk away from this situation. I don’t know if that’s the right course of action but I feel kinda stuck. Any advice Era?

How it's going:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/friends-are-accusing-me-of-abandoning-them-and-i%E2%80%99m-at-a-loss-for-words.765104/page-3#post-112238717

guys i’m so heartbroken right now. Monica blocked me on social media. i’m so confused...

Looking at the bigger picture (e.g. previous threads) it feels like this is probably not simply a problem with a handful of immature people. That stuff seems almost systemic at this point

OP

I’m sorry but this is not a fair take. I’ve addressed this before but don’t mind clearing it up again: The situations in all 3 threads are completely different. Also all these friend groups are interconnected with overlap.

1st thread: Narc ex-best friend got super toxic and ran a smear campaign to turn friend group (A) and my mom against me. I felt like the group was excluding me and being weird maybe due to narc and made a thread to see if people could offer their perspective on whether or not I was overthinking it and if these guys were still my friend or not.

2nd thread: New guy was added to Friend group (B). Guy seemingly called my hobbies a waste of time and mocked me for being unemployed to my face. I never told this new guy I was unemployed so someone else in the group told him. Again I didn’t have a problem with this group as a whole just this individual who came off rude. Should probably mention Mike is also in this friend group.

3rd thread: sara and jill in friend group © accuse me of being distant and not checking up with them to ask how Monica’s doing. also accuse me of never having reached out to monica when i definitely did—albeit clearly not enough i know that now. sara says the toxic narc and mike have reached out multiple times to talk and that I should be more like them. i try to take matters into my own hand and reach out to monica to applogize and got blocked.

I spoke to Mike this morning and he said he’d talk to Sara and Jill and try to get us all to sit down together to fix things up. Kinda feel like there’s no point but whatever.

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Also i’d like to emphasize that i have friends that i’ve made in recent years outside of these three groups. much healthier and easy going friendships with no drama whatsoever. i plan on hanging out with those guys more often and hope to continue making new friends when this is all said and done.

Oh, it's that dude 

[Tycoon Padre]

Around this time I decided I didn’t want to share my location with all my friends—not just them—and turned it off. I didn’t think it was much of a big deal.

Is this a thing we're doing now? Do mudbutt zoomie gamers need each others' realtime location data to make sure the local EB games is sufficiently stenched up?

[Boredfrom]

It's already hard enough to juggle Pete and Miles as it is.

[Nintex]

holy shit, imagine not checking up on a friend dying of cancer and wondering why people think you're an asshole 

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-much-will-the-rumored-ps5-pro-cost.766022/page-2#post-112275680

Also, polls like these shouldn't exist at all, when industry personnel visit this site day in and out.

Resetera is an influential forum. Many platform holders gauge interest and take these opinions to heart and implement in their end product.

No amount of arguments like "I'm just being realistic with the silicon/fab process being expensive now", or recent SONY price hike trends, margins, manufacturing costs, BoM, etc, should matter to the end consumer, who SHOULD ALWAYS expect their best in their end.

If SONY senses people online are okay or there's no pushback, they will go with the worst case scenario and the people who are going to get affected are the average people who don't even frequent to message boards.

Again, it's disheartening to see that poll, and people seriously, for some reason, "WANT" this to be expensive for some weird schadenfreude.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/conservative-party-of-canada-leader-has-a-freudian-slip-and-utters-the-n-word-hard-r-while-bumblefucking-his-way-through-condolences-for-sikh-leader.765884/#post-112237046

User Banned (6 Months): Dismissing use of the N-Word over multiple posts, prior severe bans for trolling in sensitive threads

This is reaching. Unfortunate slip but this is literally just that a slip…

https://www.resetera.com/threads/conservative-party-of-canada-leader-has-a-freudian-slip-and-utters-the-n-word-hard-r-while-bumblefucking-his-way-through-condolences-for-sikh-leader.765884/#post-112238723

User Banned (6 Months): Dismissing use of the N-Word, prior severe bans for trolling in sensitive threads

Ya what he's giving condolences about is absolutely more important.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/conservative-party-of-canada-leader-has-a-freudian-slip-and-utters-the-n-word-hard-r-while-bumblefucking-his-way-through-condolences-for-sikh-leader.765884/#post-112243220

User Banned (6 Months): Dismissing use of the N-Word, prior severe bans for trolling in sensitive threads

no one says nijjar like that

How often does the average person say it at all?

Simple question for you: how reasonable is that the word "Nijjar" gets pronounced like the n-word? We understand how English letters work, right?

Give it some thought.

Simple question for you: what do you think a slip of the tongue is? Do you think only illiterate people are capable of them?

Give it some thought.



Like damn, maybe the guy is a card-carrying KKK member, but damn. "This guy 100% uses the n-word in his daily vernacular" is a big accusation for having slipped like this.

this is pandering to his base

That said, I'm in the US and have no clue who this is. If this guy is like the Canadian MTG or something then fair enough.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/katy-perry-sells-music-catalog-for-225-million.765641/#post-112208780

User Banned (2 Weeks): Conspiracy Theorizing

There’s a conspiracy theory I’ve seen on some Reddit comments and another forum, about how the elite (musicians , actors, high society folk, company execs etc) are liquidating due to the end time approaching. I know a bunch of other musicians have sold their catalogues recently. I saw a tweet reply a while ago in response to Bob Dylan selling his entire catalogue, stating how the rich know that we’re gonna be in a post apocalypse scenario in the near future so they hunkering down now and using their wealth to build impenetrable bunkers and whatnot.

Sorry don’t mean to derail, but seeing this headline just made me chuckle thinking how this just adds more fuel to those peoples fire haha

[Eric Cartman]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/officials-say-5-prisoners-sought-by-the-us-in-a-swap-with-iran-have-flown-out-of-tehran.765620/#post-112215449

why should we freak out?

loco

Because it’s a nation that imprisons it’s openly gay population. Being openly Trans is punishable by death. Women’s rights is limited too

Says a lot about era that reading this I can't tell if they're mad about people being sent to Iran, or mad about people being brought to the USA