VinnyDaCat

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[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 52 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (5 children)

The law suit isn't what matters. He's got a massive collection of those already and it won't matter until it all eventually catches up to him assuming he fails to get elected.

What matters is that if he pissed Taylor off enough she might actually endorse Harris openly. We know she leans blue but she's refrained from open endorsements. Her fans are absolutely crazy and she could probably sway a bunch of Republicans easily. This is great.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Yeah I figured that was the case but I haven't checked up on the EC in a while. We should probably win the popular vote easily but unfortunately our elections aren't determined by that.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah people meme about it but the addiction exists.

Even before microtransactions were huge on mmos, I remember people letting Runescape ruin them. Knew a guy with 3 daughters who was divorced over it. Had an old friend who wouldn't last more than two weeks at any job cause he'd quit to play and the whole group we played with would get to hear his girlfriend screaming at him over it sometimes (he did get better though).

Now days we have gachas and games with loot boxes so it's even more predatory.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ignore the polling and just vote. We haven't won until we've won.

The odds look fantastic but there's always the chance a lot of people simply shrug it off and consider the election already over due to the odds looking to be so overwhelmingly in her favor. Don't be like that. Go out and vote unless you want dementia donnie to slip back in.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

YouTube: Has ads and sells your data like every other online service

Also YouTube: Doesn't pay creators much to the point where creators often have in-video advertisements but expects audiences on the platform to pay for an adless experience

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I get what they were going for considering I've known certain people who have been so addicted to specific games that they've ruined their lives but I don't think Walz is in that crowd. He's still married, looks like he's a great father who's involved with his kids and is a more responsible and active politician than 90% of those in politics.

It's such a poor jab. Besides gaming being this mainstream hobby that everyone partakes of these days, there's also the fact that even if he was irresponsible, the youngest two of the voting generations would vibe with it. I know people who overspend their money or ignore reality entirely because they feel helpless. It's a symptom of a problem.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

It's been going around for as long as I can remember it at this point.

I remember when I was a kid the news was trying to mock Obama over "mom jeans" of all things. I still don't get it.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Make sure to beg dispatchers not to send the cops apparently.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There are merits for it and against it. My biggest concerns would be privacy regarding data scrapers .

Regarding poor behavior, I really think that ultimately comes down to moderation on the platform. I've only had a few poor experiences but I am also someone who sometimes sees certain threads as dumpster fires and refrains from joining in or refrains from responding when I feel there isn't any form of discussion or chatter to be had. I can understand that it likely happens more often than not but I also believe that moderation is the only reasonable way of curbing it. Moderation teams have to make it clear that the behavior is not welcome and that it will be dealt with.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

4 years and one canceled marriage 3 months prior. 5 if you count the fact that I took her back twice before realizing she was always going to be like that.

I feel you even if I wouldn't say I'm entirely happy.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Someone leaked their discord and there were a lot of instances of them discussing grooming as an avenue to creating their "perfect high value male" or whatever they called it.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

At this point people can believe in whatever they want as long as it doesn't harm anyone else. Someone believing in a bunch of crystals and burning their money on them is a lot less harmful than other beliefs that I won't mention.

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