This is not “a” person, this is a specific person who has perpetuated a corporate policy that directly affects the livelyhood of its medical customers. Many customers died because they were denied care, as a result of said corporate policy.

This assassination did get me a positive result. Were I to go into surgery, I am garuteed anesthetics for the full surgery, even if it goes into overtime. This is due to United reversing a decision they made before the shooting. It was only through Brian Thompsan’s death that the company made this decision, as they have a reputation for denying care they are responsible for giving.

The only legal recourse would be lawsuits. This does not work, as corporations of United’s size pay fines as if they were taxes - the fines don’t get the intended result.

Are you against all violence, or unnecessary violence? History has many examples of necessary violence as a means of protecting one’s home or life. Violence is often inevitable, as desperate people become commonplace. And since there is no line dividing functional and dysfunctional societies, one must use their own judgment to determine if using violence will get them the change they want, and if that change is worthwhile.

Even if you aren’t desperate, good luck explaining to the growing homeless how legal reform works better than insurrection, when they could easily steal to meet their need for food. The desperate don’t think long term, since humans prioritize immediate food and shelter over abstract economic stability. And since fewer housed people can afford retirement, their ability to believe in a stable future for themselves wanes.

Rule of law has not worked to fix the system, and material abundance does not help the sick and injured who are being scammed out of their savings for the promise of living.

I agree with you that killing defensless people in the street is wrong. I also do not see this specific murder as wrong, and am prepared to defend that opinion from the standpoint of reducing the totality of human suffering. I would not perform such murder, but I would not assist the police.

If you think I’m evil, so be it, but pearl-clutching does nothing but waste bandwidth, so give your best effort to convince people that your view is correct.

🎵Why is the plural of mouse mice, but we can’t live in semi-detatched hice?🎵

Canned goods are non-perishable. Used needles carry contaminate. One is useful, the other isn’t.

Gorgeous planet

Yes, paying someone makes it a job

Because rent.

Fascinating premise for a game or movie

King’s Quest V

Not the downvoter, but i appereciate how the punchline of the ad wasn’t explicitly spelled out, despite the punchline being “slur funny.”

I feel like we tolerated the assholes of the time because, immature though they were, they were the life of the party, which was “the point” of gaming for a demographic, to be the exact opposite of work in every way.

We need high-energy, charismatic, boundary pushing people if we want games that are fresh and innovative. Unfortunately, those tendencies can amplify the worst in us. But we don’t need to tolerate asholism for the sake of entertainment, its never worth it.

It’s the eternal pendulum swinging between slut and saint, whore and Madonna. AAA games are afraid of sexuality, and one can see why when looking back on how Lara Croft was portrayed in magazines. We need games that, when appropriate, acknowledge sexuality in a way that reflects its role in people’s lives.

What in the bucket (autocorrected from fuck, lol)! As a fan of Sierra games, this is bizarre to read, I never expected them to embrace cop culture, after growing from a pot smoking and drinking origin.

The second one is more likely; Nintendo products are affordable

Might also have to do with the display used - games are mastered for HDR and SDR, and I find that I have to be much more precise with color correction than I was with older games; Helldivers 2 needs more saturation in game for me

And when were those orders made?

What’s the point of Wikipedia if not to preserve history? I can get more information from a wiki than a painting

Actually, I wouldn’t have known about the history without this painting being destroyed. Balefour is now in the public consciousness, more so than he was a week ago.

Because this dead guy is historically significant to the conflict, as his actions led to the present situation. Understanding history helps us shape the future.

King’s Quest 6, on my dad’s old Compaq Presario Windows 98 laptop

2024-1923=101, that’s over a hundred