Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[saltygeneraltso]

he sounds like a trans woman #egg

[DavidCroquet]

it was during confraternity of christian doctrine classes as a child when the concept of original sin was first explained to me and my first inclination was "this doesn't seem fair". Catholicism is pretty fucked. It's funny the protestant view is even more extreme. 

I was sitting in on a bible study class (maybe Baptist? I don't remember) on college campus one day and asked why some souls, the many people on Earth who are not christian and will never convert, are pre-destined by God to burn in hell for all eternity. and the answer was along the lines of "Imagine putting your hands under a flow of water and trying to catch all of it. God is all powerful but even he isn't capable of stopping the flow of souls and saving every drop."

Breh your denomination sounds wack and your god has small hands. 

One of the major problems with a literal reading of Christianity is that God is either a cosmic asshole who deliberately tortures people or a liar. Either would argue that it's immoral or unwise to listen to his edicts.

Because I saw it used just the other day in an argument on Twitter, one of the all time biggest ad hoc cope lines is "God works in mysterious ways." Except he's also supposed to be able to do anything and we're supposed to be made in his image, so then he makes knowledge of himself unknowable on purpose just to fuck over people for all eternity. And this is your argument that God isn't an asshole unworthy of worship? I have no idea why the religious try to argue this stuff as if it's logical and based on evidence.

Original sin is similarly a strange thing, but you can see why it's had such power historically when so-called "progressive" atheists are constantly applying it to everything as part of their moral arguments regarding Earthly concerns. Much of Era openly believes the planet is literally boiling because of human sin.

As someone who has spent time in a lot of different churches, ranging in relative fundie-ness, I will say I have never heard this spoken by an actual pastor/preacher/clergyman type person. My surprisingly consistent experience is that preachers tend to say that "uncontacted" people get a free ticket to heaven. Now, that opens up a whole can of worms about we define "uncontacted", and why isn't it better to just keep christianity a secret and exploit the ignorant-soul-free-pass-to-heaven looophole. 

I've heard lots of different explanations of that.

[Taco Bell Tower]

Oh wow, the same people who demand permanent bans for saying that cyberpunk isn't transphobic are upset that people are banned for advocating violence 

Also pretty sure Corinne was banned because she posted a tweet claiming that the Israeli hostages actually loved their captors and wished them happy goodbye

Edit: Here it is

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-palestine-the-ongoing-israeli-genocide-in-gaza-ipc-confirms-famine-in-gaza-see-staff-posts-for-posting-guidelines.772478/post-113882372

Doesn't take a genius to be aware that the hostages were still under duress

User banned (2 months): downplaying the actions of terrorist groups; permanent thrradban

Slayven ban?

[Alpacx]

lItErRaLlY uNsUsTaInAbLe

launch prices in 2026 dollars:
Atari 2600: $1025
NES: $547
SNES: $477
Sega CD (only the add-on): $696
PlayStation: $641
PlayStation 2: $567
Xbox 360 (with hard drive): $668
PlayStation 3 (60GB): $971
PlayStation 4: $560
PlayStation 5 (with disc drive): $630
PlayStation 5 Pro: $728

16-bit was truly The Greatest Generation.

PS5/Series is the Millenials of gaming

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hideo-kojima-collabs-with-nicholas-winding-refn-on-making-genai-short-film-for-prada-promotional-event.1530937/page-3#post-155466658



https://www.resetera.com/threads/hideo-kojima-collabs-with-nicholas-winding-refn-on-making-genai-short-film-for-prada-promotional-event.1530937/page-7#post-155491849



https://www.resetera.com/threads/hideo-kojima-collabs-with-nicholas-winding-refn-on-making-genai-short-film-for-prada-promotional-event.1530937/page-7#post-155492314



These digital foundry guys get baited so easily

[DavidCroquet]

"I want to see data centers burn to the ground"???

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hideo-kojima-collabs-with-nicholas-winding-refn-on-making-genai-short-film-for-prada-promotional-event.1530937/page-3#post-155466658



https://www.resetera.com/threads/hideo-kojima-collabs-with-nicholas-winding-refn-on-making-genai-short-film-for-prada-promotional-event.1530937/page-7#post-155491849



https://www.resetera.com/threads/hideo-kojima-collabs-with-nicholas-winding-refn-on-making-genai-short-film-for-prada-promotional-event.1530937/page-7#post-155492314



These digital foundry guys get baited so easily

They're gonna run him off the site again if this keeps up 

[benji]

"I've seen people tear down one of the best people I've ever worked for, a truly kind and thoughtful person, over one major mistake"

One thing truly kind and thoughtful people are known for is endorsing the mass genocide of human expression.

[Let's Cyber]

As someone who has spent time in a lot of different churches, ranging in relative fundie-ness, I will say I have never heard this spoken by an actual pastor/preacher/clergyman type person. My surprisingly consistent experience is that preachers tend to say that "uncontacted" people get a free ticket to heaven. Now, that opens up a whole can of worms about we define "uncontacted", and why isn't it better to just keep christianity a secret and exploit the ignorant-soul-free-pass-to-heaven looophole. 

I've heard lots of different explanations of that.

In my experience, almost all of the more unhinged stuff concerning doctrine is revealed in the small group bible study format where you can ask questions, have dialogue and actually pin things down. Sermons are way too normie focused and talk about boring things like fellowship and love.   And too many soft, soyboy pastors go rogue and sugar coat the really gnarly stuff to make it more palatable.

[Straight Edge]

why don't we have a yumeshipping thread?

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/valve-raised-steam-deck-prices-512gb-789-1tb-949.1531396/page-2#post-155479378

I have said it before. I don't blame the companies for the hikes, I understand the global situation. Why I blame them is for being so cowards that are even afraid to call a spade a spade and say this is due Trump's tariff, AI and the Iran war.

0% chance the Switch 2 stays at $499 for too long lol

Nintendo Switch 2 $449.99 $499.99

Effective Date of Price Revisions in the United States, Canada, and Europe: September 1, 2026

[Potato]

it was during confraternity of christian doctrine classes as a child when the concept of original sin was first explained to me and my first inclination was "this doesn't seem fair". Catholicism is pretty fucked. It's funny the protestant view is even more extreme. 

I was sitting in on a bible study class (maybe Baptist? I don't remember) on college campus one day and asked why some souls, the many people on Earth who are not christian and will never convert, are pre-destined by God to burn in hell for all eternity. and the answer was along the lines of "Imagine putting your hands under a flow of water and trying to catch all of it. God is all powerful but even he isn't capable of stopping the flow of souls and saving every drop."

Breh your denomination sounds wack and your god has small hands. 

One of the major problems with a literal reading of Christianity is that God is either a cosmic asshole who deliberately tortures people or a liar. Either would argue that it's immoral or unwise to listen to his edicts.

Because I saw it used just the other day in an argument on Twitter, one of the all time biggest ad hoc cope lines is "God works in mysterious ways." Except he's also supposed to be able to do anything and we're supposed to be made in his image, so then he makes knowledge of himself unknowable on purpose just to fuck over people for all eternity. And this is your argument that God isn't an asshole unworthy of worship? I have no idea why the religious try to argue this stuff as if it's logical and based on evidence.

Original sin is similarly a strange thing, but you can see why it's had such power historically when so-called "progressive" atheists are constantly applying it to everything as part of their moral arguments regarding Earthly concerns. Much of Era openly believes the planet is literally boiling because of human sin.

Make yourself worthy of God by following these 10 commandments, some of which God will break or direct you to break on a regular basis including: 

• Thou shalt not kill (so many genocides and mad murders of Egyptians, sodomites etc)
  
• Thou shalt not make or worship any idols. (Crucifixes all over the place, idolising Mary etc)
  
• Thou shalt not commit adultery (God impregnated another man's wife to conceive his son Jesus)
  
• Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor (God tells lies all the time to "test" his worshippers)
  
• Thou shalt not steal (God stole Jerusalem for the Jews and promoted it to them)
  
• Thou shalt not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. (See all the cities and land that God coveted for "his" people)
  
  

[Uncle]

"I want to see data centers burn to the ground"???

can he even articulate why he wants to see them burned to the ground?  

what is the benefit to anyone?

the only negative data center stories are highly localized bullshit about groundwater pollution for one family who lives next door on well water, does that justify increased stress on our digital infrastructure that serves basically everything we do?

[simiansmarts]

famiboards banned politics completely lmao 
  
i'm pretty sure you also get banned for advocating violence on there even though it's even more capitulating to trans people since you literally get a warning for using "guys" instead of gender neutral terms. and even then they STILL had an exodus of "prominent" trans users over the dumbest bullshit imaginable

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hideo-kojima-collabs-with-nicholas-winding-refn-on-making-genai-short-film-for-prada-promotional-event.1530937/page-3#post-155466658



https://www.resetera.com/threads/hideo-kojima-collabs-with-nicholas-winding-refn-on-making-genai-short-film-for-prada-promotional-event.1530937/page-7#post-155491849



https://www.resetera.com/threads/hideo-kojima-collabs-with-nicholas-winding-refn-on-making-genai-short-film-for-prada-promotional-event.1530937/page-7#post-155492314



These digital foundry guys get baited so easily

They're gonna run him off the site again if this keeps up 

He'll be back...again.

[benji]

can he even articulate why he wants to see them burned to the ground?  

what is the benefit to anyone?

the only negative data center stories are highly localized bullshit about groundwater pollution for one family who lives next door on well water, does that justify increased stress on our digital infrastructure that serves basically everything we do?

What part of it's bad and bad things need to be destroyed do you not understand? Like you just want the corruption and filth to spread and infect everything? Maybe try some basic human decency and fight Satan's works on Earth.

[Uncle]

famiboards banned politics completely lmao 

the funny thing about this on sites like those is that it's not "politics are divisive, we shouldn't be at each others' throats, let's keep it light and fun on this gaming forum"

it's "we have to ban people constantly over ever-narrowing definitions of acceptable beliefs and if we allowed discussion to continue we'd shortly have no members left"

[Rendle]

Jason Schreier has a face for radio and a voice for writing Bloomberg articles. 

12? I thought Destiny was in his thirties at least.

[Uncle]

I didn't even know he was sick

[Chudder Barbarity]

All the "unhinged" stuff made me more interested in Christianity tbh.    

[NekoFever]

famiboards banned politics completely lmao 
  
i'm pretty sure you also get banned for advocating violence on there even though it's even more capitulating to trans people since you literally get a warning for using "guys" instead of gender neutral terms. and even then they STILL had an exodus of "prominent" trans users over the dumbest bullshit imaginable

I opened up Famiboards, went into their off-topic forum, and the top thread was about trains. Really dispelling stereotypes there

[Besticus Maximus]

I like the pure expression of famiboards, it's crazy sure but it knows what it is and is unpretentious about it to some extent. They'd never let someone like Nepenthe rule the roost, the crabs in the bucket would get her first.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

one major problem

with necrophilia

is the lack of affirmative consent.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

why don't we have a yumeshipping thread?

[img]www.ped30.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/fed-drown.gif[/img]

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

articulate why he wants to see them burned to the ground?  

what is the benefit to anyone?

For some people, it's the only thing that gets them hard.

[Jansen]

Dear Admin and Mod,



Hope I am not posting in the wrong place. Just want to report that there is a lot of personal attack in this thread.



https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-misinformation-regarding-mihoyos-ai-usage-is-insane.1531216/



 I understand there is a report button, but the discussion is so toxic, including assumption of gender, attack on personal profile, etc., that it is difficult to look at. I use this handle exactly because I don't want people to link it to my real life.



I am pretty new to this place, so please correct me if I am wrong, but I thought Reset is the place for polite discussion with lots of developers, and not for drive-by posting and personal attack.



If the behavior of some users in those threads (especially those doing the personal attack) is considered normal here, then there is no reason to be here. Please delete my account and I will move on. Thank you.



Best Regards

Use the report function to report any posts that are breaking the rules, this is not what this thread is for.

While clearly you are in the right to inform the user, I feel they deserved a little bit more helpfulness. Feels like AngelsoDelusion needed more empathy about the situation they fall into. Specially if their concerns are about attacks and hostility towards themselves.



Even if we could discuss the semantics of this being a community thread and them were bringing a community complaint: they needed help. It should not matter if this is the right forum/thread/channel/etc. Also being a new user (:hello?



--

(Slightly changing topics), on the contrary, they fall into:



(paraphrasing something I read yesterday)





Which I feel is not healthy for the user and as an indicative of the forum as a whole. Specially if those OT are just a way to bubble yourself out of reality and the hobby.

between the dogpiling, accusations of shilling based on username/avatar and literally "peek the feedback thread" "ok we might have something cooking" that thread is a real good textbook example of how nasty people can be on this site



is it any wonder people stay siloed in their community threads

I just read through the thread and it's crazy how negative the whole thread is and a lot of users firing against the OP, especially the OP stating here they thought ResetEra is progressive, it's really sad if you read that and it's the whole opposite ...

Being pro-AI and supporting absolutely laughable company goals isn't being progressive, unless it's about progressively ruining the rock we live in, not to even mention how it's destroying the general consumer market for everything.

The behaviour shown towards the OP in that thread is absolutely disgusting. You may not agree with their take, that is fine. But the personal attacks towards them, their username just makes me ashamed to be part of this forum.



We have such awesome communities in the various OTs but step outside the OTs and it becomes a minefield, I know why I never do it anymore.

Ok, thanks for clarifying.

We don't need to meta moderate threads in here - use the report button if you have a problem with a specific post.

That was my read, too.



Even if people had legitimate reasons to push back on the claims the OP made, the dogpiling and uninhibited relish people were displaying in getting to dunk on someone is a good illustration of the negativity / hostility people have been talking about.



It feels good to be part of what feels like a justified majority and still getting to be nasty to someone else. It's cathartic, but you don't need to feel bad because you're on the right side of the argument.



As others have said, it's emblematic of the stressful times we're living in, but we really should try to treat each other better.

also wrt the common refrain of "if you want the site to be less depressing, make more fun threads!" why would i even risk making a thread (never mind putting effort into it, i imagine that first post took a while to research/write) when there's a chance i might get eviscerated by the angry mob

Okay, I'll keep that in mind the next time a thread pops
 up where people are dismissive of the enormous downsides of the meat industry or where people talk about the shit they bought from AliExpress.

100% agree. It's always cringe-inducing witnessing dogpiles like that, even if I may agree with the push back initially, once it turns into unfettered "mob behaviour", it just reminds me of humanity's worst traits and leaves a bitter taste.





Even if it isn't necessarily an angry mob, there's a very, VERY strong chance that 70-80%+ of people that respond didn't read past the title. Then it may derail into what people think the thread is about based on a misinterpretation of the thread title. I've lost count on how many times I've seen this happen to various threads at this point. Occasionally it will reverse after people call out the derailers for clearly not reading the OP, but that isn't too common.



I've personally tried to "dumb down" threads I create as much as possible before, making the OP a few sentences at most, and there's people that STILL don't read the OP. It just seems pointless to even bother, especially when I can post the same threads on different forums where people very much do read the OP. At least people here generally seem to actually read LTTPs, so occasionally posting those will likely be the only thing I continue to put some effort into beyond just posting simple news threads and quoting what I think is most relevant from the articles.



I think a lot of people just want to blurt their thoughts out or take swipes at perceived easy targets (in the case of the above thread, and when people have "bad takes"), and not actually read or engage in actual discussions, sadly. I can very much understand why many here stick to OTs.

That thread is a good example of what people in here have been talking about. Sure the OP isn't great (at least in my opinion) but people are literally bullying them for four pages (and yes, those posts have been reported but not actioned (yet i hope)).

It doesn't mean that someone who likes some AI use isn't a progressive person and it's absolutely no excuse to start attacking that person because of it.

I should have phrased it differently, but people were saying the OP had abandoned the thread and I was just pointing out that they came here to complain to staff about it instead. My apologies for contributing.

Maybe step back and realize you guys have literally stalked that OP to this thread JUST to continue attacking them.



I'm pretty sure most forums consider something like that to be insane behavior, regardless of motive.

Saito Hikari is right. I wish people would learn how to toughen up and just move on. Why does it offend people so much that they have to resort to personal attacks?



I'm not a fan of AI at all, but I think there are some times it enroaches into personal hatred and unfortunately one example is AngelsOfDelusion being stalked into another thread. It's both weird and creepy behavior. I was looking into the thread itself and the amount of disdain toward the OP was depressing, so to say the least.

Arent a few posts in that thread also implying that the OP is a pedophile with "Also to note that the OP has the username of the Loli-group of ZZZ." with followups like "Uh..." and "Ooof..." like.

ah but you see their stance on a topic is contrary to mine making all my actions morally righteous and justified i am very cool

Yeah, looking back at the original thread, then the OPs response in this thread (sincerely just asking a question about if what the users in said thread are breaking rules), its kinda gone past dog piling/quoting the user, the thread devolved into just flat out making fun/bullying them out in the open. Its kinda brazen honestly...

It is so messed up to want to dogpile and attack someone so much that you stalk them to a whole ass different topic just to keep going.

Didn't really think about it like that. I just happened to see them post here because I check this thread regularly.



But I see how it comes off that way and apologize again.

Op of that hoyo crazy thread is now getting everybody to whine in the constructive feedback thread

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/zenless-zone-zero-ot2-bangboo-for-your-buck.1208418/page-736#post-155508928

This thread (I haven't read it, just some replies). There's a follow-up post in the community feedback thread too.



It might not be advisable to take a look. This place can get... harsh, and you might want to save your mental health the hassle.

I gave my two cents in the community feedback thread but now I will bow out, it just makes me sick that Angels was attacked for their opinion. There are perfectly valid, real life concerns towards AI and how companies use it. But to mindlessly attack anyone who has a different take is just not ok. What has this world come to that people think it is ok to attack people or immediately label them as "evil, misinformed, other, bad" just because they have a different opinion.



Oh well, I know why I never leave the OTs anymore lol.

Oh I thought people were saying there was a debate about the Angels of Delusion themselves, and not that people were having a go at the user called that. That makes things, worse?

It's something that's been brought up numerous times in the feedback thread and has become a real problem as of late. When people feel they're in the right, they relentlessly attack what they feel is wrong without any regard for the person behind the opinion.



The other thread about ZZZ stealing the minigame I had to stop myself from replying to someone who shat on this OT, saying they were defending them when the truth was everyone I recognised here condemned it outright and even purchased the indie game in solidarity.

Yeah. I wouldn't have made that thread myself, for full disclosure, but the replies are just horrible. As for that second person I want what they're smoking because apparently it's so good they forgot how to read.

I think one thing is that some of the posts are implying the OP is a pedophile, because they name themselves after AngelsofDelusions...



I feel more that for a lot of people its Bitcheatingcrackers territory for a lot of issues, where it depends WHO is involved in AI, NFTs, SA.

We have threads about S-E wanting to replace QA with genAI and its a small thread. We have threads about SA for a certain publishers, where users, who are outspoken about that issue (for good reason) somehow are missing in "the thread for this publisher".



Similarily I think that for gacha developers, since people hate the monetization model and gambling (also for good reason), think that everything else is also bad, but somehow do not seem to care about S-E or Capcom going a genAI route too.

i personally feel weirded out whenever an end user starts talking about a game industry person's career and friendships as if they're somehow privy to happenings within their social circle because it comes off weirdly parasocial (and i honestly absolutely fucking hate it when it happens to me w/ e.g. the Sonic fandom) but i didn't really see a reason to add more shit onto a blazing dumpster fire



nowadays i only really ever get in s
omeone's face online if they actually piss me off personally, lol

Somebody fix this leaking ship

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/is-nintendo-the-big-%E2%80%98winner%E2%80%99-with-all-these-console-price-hikes.1531966

Nintendumbs 

[Jansen]

[HaughtyFrank]

Ok how many mihoyo games do you play to be this defensive about the company

Checked post history, and it's all of them.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-misinformation-regarding-mihoyos-ai-usage-is-insane.1531216/post-155495098