Is there a "normie" or more mainstream instance for Lemmy?
for additional context:
the anti-jewish sentiment in europe goes back to the early middle-ages, and only fell out of fashion (mostly, until recently) after the holocaust and the de-nazification programs in austria/germany.
same goes for anti-roma/sinti racism and anti-black racism; very old concepts, always convenient tragets for the far-right, since the sentiments are difficult to completely eradicate and easily spread by mass media.
so, the point about shitty journalism stands, and is actually a good point.
the point about calling CP2077 basically a scam and deceptive is not that good of a point.
afaik, the major problem player in the botched release wasn't CDPR themselves, although they do deserve some of the blame, but Sony:
Cyberpunk was supposed to be one of the flagship/tech-demo titles of PC (Nvidia), PS4 (later PS5), and XBOX (whatever stupid ass designation it had at the time...xXxBoXOnExXx or some shit? ....whatever).
development started on the PS4, then it was decided that PC release should happen at the same time as console release, so the PS4 version got ported to PC.
then the PS5 released, so development moved to PS5, which came with a bunch of upgrades and updates to the engine and other components. as one would expect.
same thing happened with PC hardware: new specs, new features, better performance, etc.
then, about 2-ish years (?) before release, along comes Sony and notices that "hey! the original contract said you'd release on PS4!" and CDPR obviously said "well... that's kinda not possible anymore. the game can't run on outdated hardware due to its performance requirements." and Sony threatened with lawsuits and insisted on a last-gen release.
and THAT'S where all the (major) problems started: CDPR was forced (by Sony!) to backport the MUCH more advanced version that was expected to run on MUCH more powerful hardware, which proved borderline impossible.
this proved to be such an enormous undertaking that development on the actual game basically stopped, as they pretty much had to develop an entirely new game for the old console.
given the recent news about Sony, is it really any surprise they made a completely ridiculous decision regarding software they obviously don't understand the ramifications of?
like i said, CDPR definitely deserves some of the blame here, but most of the blame lies with Sony for enforcing such a ridiculous, and technologically unfeasible, requirement without any understanding (or rather, wilfull ignorance) of the scope of said requirement.
Sony literally would have rather not sold ANY game than adjust their contract. they were being completely unreasonable, yet CDPR commonly gets ALL of the blame, which again, they only deserve a small part of.
that's because they are forced to by the yt algorithm: you flat out cannot run a business on yt without resorting to clickbait titles, stupid thumbnails, and a bit of sensationalization, because the algorithm will deprioritize your video and unfairly limit your viewership if you don't do those things.
Steve's videos are generally very much dry, factual reporting using fairly neutral language; or in other words: really decent reporting!
if you want to complain about some tech youtuber doing the exact things you complain about, look at linus and jay...
there's some good reasons why steve is one of only a handful of tech channels i still subscribe to...
why do you think he needs that ankle length robe??
as useful and important as having hope is...the title describes determination, not hope.
it's determination to go on regardless of the likely negative outcome.
hope is the fuel for the "going on", but the "going on" part is determination.
is the paris-berlin route really that slow?
vienna-munich travels at around 200 km/h...
actually, i think you're wrong about the ultra-rich being "essentially normal people".
by all evidence they seem to have developed a serious mental disorder, a kind of trained sociopathy.
I've never seen it put in such clear nonchalant terms as in this interview .
give it a watch, it's extremely interesting and really puts into perspective how...just utterly inhuman the minds of the ultra-rich really are...
u/fuckswithducks, that you?
Multiplay games won't work with it
that's not actually a guarantee: BG3 has multiplayer and works just fine without the launcher. as do plenty of others.
kurzgesagt is a bit...controversial...when it comes to their "current affairs" content:
for example: their climate science content is blatantly misleading in almost all videos.
they push a kind of "tech optimism" at the cost of presenting practical solutions among other "solutions" that are just straight-up greenwashing bs.
here's a video that lays it all out, there's a LOT to cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCuy1DaQzWI
that said, their "what if?" and futurology content is excellent!
just have to stay skeptical about anything related to capitalism...including climate change and green tech.
like that other comment said: it's not for everyone.
some kids are gonna love it, some are gonna hate it.
target demographics for products aren't monoliths ¯(ツ)_/¯
it's about being able to read emotions:
a large portion of autistic people have trouble reading emotions in others.
that's why they're often drawn to things like books, comics, animated content, theater, and, like in this example, robots that clearly express their emotions.
speaking for myself (diagnosed ASD), it's the ambiguity that bothers me more than anything. i like it when things are nice and clear, neatly organized, and generally don't require a lot of attention to interpret.
interpreting the environment is taxing enough, adding a lot of emotional interpreting on top can quickly get overwhelming, which leads to poor mood, performance, and ultimately just straight-up headaches...again, this isn't a hunch, it was part of the ASD diagnostic test.
so i can imagine how much easier it is for kids with similar problems to relate emotionally to something that shows it's emotions in clear, easily recognizable ways, rather than having to guess constantly. that constant guessing gets real tiring, real quick...
"women's only cars" aren't really much of a thing... there's like, a handful of places in the entire world that have them; they're super rare.
so you admit you have no idea, and then make a definitive statement to NOT get vaccinated.
you do see the hypocrisy here, right?
and "at least" means they do not know what happens after, presumably because data is not yet available.
given that they very clearly state that getting fresh-ups does help, the reasonable assumption is to get the vaccine just in case.
not the other way around, like you did.
you are spreading misinformation, if you say not to get the vaccine, just because you assume that it has downsides.
to use your own argument: IF fresh-ups had negative effects, they would say so in plain words.
they don't do that, which shows nicely how dumb of an argument that is.
this is FALSE:
The point still stands: The STIKO does not recommend yearly fresh-ups for people who have base immunity. You still got a fresh-up. I didn’t. Thus, I followed their recommendations, you didn’t.
the guidelines say protections last at least 12 months, after which you should still get a fresh-up, even if you have base immunity:
Die Kombination aus Impfung und Infektion (hybride Immunität) verleiht einen guten Schutz vor schweren Krankheitsverläufen nach SARS-CoV-2-Infektionen, der auf Basis der bisher verfügbaren Untersuchungen mindestens 12 Monate anhält.
the recommendation literally says EVERYONE, and in this case specifically "Für Personen im Alter ≥ 18 Jahre und Schwangere ohne Grunderkrankung" (the very same paragraph, right at the beginning), has protections that last about 12 months.
this is INCLUDING "Basisimmunität", which that same paragraph states lasts about 12 month.
they really shouldn't use "Basisimmunität", because it sounds like it lasts indefinitely, which is false; it lasts about 12 months, and then decreases in effectiveness.
this is apparently the part you can't read properly: the base immunity is NOT permanent.
getting a fresh-up is the recommendation.
NOT getting a fresh-up is AGAINST the recommendation.
You still got a fresh-up.
i can't believe i have to state this again, but: I AM A DIFFERENT USER.
i never said anything about getting the fresh-up.
stop spreading anti-vax biullshit, just because you can't read properly.
and especially don't go around telling other people they can't read, if you yourself are the one incapable of it.
to quote YOU:
learn to read.
that's not what I'm responding to.
here's what you actually wrote:
If it was actually negligible then the STIKO would say "everyone should still get vaccinated". But it isn't, so they don't.
which is a flat out lie.
they DO recommend everyone get at least one vaccine. and they still recommend that.
AT LEAST ONE.
you wrote the exact opposite of what you're claiming now and it's straight up disinformation.
screw that bullshit cop out you buried in parentheses halfway down AFTER, and completely disconnected from, a closed statement that is entirely false.
you can't post a false statement, then another false statement, and then add a caveat at the end that amounts to little more than "just kidding...unless?".
the STIKO recommendation also is not either/or as you frame it.
the actual recommendation is:
that you falsely presented as no longer being the case. it is still the case.
on top of everything, you are the one who can't read, since you haven't even realized that I'm a different user entirely and not the one who made the side-eye comment.
to quote another user:
glasshouses --> you --> stones
yo, why are you fucking lying about the STIKO recommendations?
the link you yourself provided says to definitely get the vaccine, in no uncertain terms:
Für Personen im Alter ≥ 18 Jahre und Schwangere ohne Grunderkrankung ist aus Sicht der STIKO eine Basisimmunität weiterhin für einen Schutz vor schweren COVID-19-Verläufen ausreichend. Wichtig für die Basisimmunität ist, dass das Immunsystem dreimal Kontakt mit Bestandteilen des Erregers (Impfung) oder dem Erreger selbst (Infektion) hat. Mindestens einer dieser Kontakte soll durch die Impfung erfolgen. Die Kombination aus Impfung und Infektion (hybride Immunität) verleiht einen guten Schutz vor schweren Krankheitsverläufen nach SARS-CoV-2-Infektionen, der auf Basis der bisher verfügbaren Untersuchungen mindestens 12 Monate anhält.
(i'm not gonna bother translating that into english; sorry about that, but it's not worth the effort.)
the STIKO makes it ABUNDANTLY clear that you absolutely should get AT LEAST 1 vaccination for "Basisimmunität" (basic immunity).
take your outright lies elsewhere with your anti-vax bullshit.
short crash course by philosphy tube about judith butler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVilpxowsUQ
TL;DW: butler isn't exactly easy to read, but has extremely interesting stuff to say; just uses very technical language to make her points, which sometimes confuses the layperson...but still worth reading, just maybe take more breaks than usual to really digest the content and expect the read to take longer than the page count would suggest and you'll do fine ;)
yeah, saw that comment later...seems like a troll...
yes it is; by definition, in fact.