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

[kaleidoscopium]

Another for the pile, shame 

Moderators, ban all game of thrones talk to preempt this.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/president-fuckface-is-gonna-address-the-nation-tomorrow-at-9pm-eastern-time.1385119/page-4#post-149002801

Ngl, I am traveling to Mexico tomorrow for Christmas. First time going and going to my wife's hometown. With the news of making fentanyl a WMD, I'm kinda overwhelmed.

[Potato]

The worst part about the "Lords of the Fallen 2" circlejerking topic is that it's all a giant overreaction based on a clickbait article that made a mountain out of a molehill.

Someone on twitter merely asked if the game would have attractive women in skimpy clothing, and the CEO replied "Yes". That's it. Just "Yes." And then journalists/redditors, with an axe to grind, went wild with filling in the blanks. Shitty Kotaku even made an article titled "Lords Of The Fallen 2 Dev Being Weird Again, Teases Gooner Bait" before changing it into "Lords Of The Fallen 2 Dev Promises Sexy Women, But Fans Just Want Better Soulslike Gameplay".

Nothing was even shown off. So the entire topic is based off extreme clickbait, and Era users getting mad at imaginary perversions conjured from their own hypocritical cumbrains.

Welcome to the modern internet. Where have you been the past 15 years?

[Potato]

It's impressive how Nep turned a thread about AI in a videogame into lambasting someone about African enslavement. Like, how the hell did she mental gymnastic her way into bringing that up?

Because who is going to question her? 

They'll be banned.

[Potato]

It's impressive how Nep turned a thread about AI in a videogame into lambasting someone about African enslavement. Like, how the hell did she mental gymnastic her way into bringing that up?

You say that as if you shouldn't always be thinking about African Enslavement*

*The only kind that matters

Don't worry, I'm always thinking about enslaving Af...

Wait. No. Never mind.

Don't wanna ruin my chances of running for office.

Have you seen the shit people that win office in this country, mate? You'll be fine. When do we start your campaign?

[Potato]

Nick Reiner to be charged with murder of parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner

Los Angeles prosecutors will charge the son of film director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner with two counts of murder.

The couple were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.

Prosecutors said on Tuesday, local time, they would allege Nick Reiner used a knife to kill his parents.

The 32-year-old was arrested several hours after the bodies of his parents were found on Sunday afternoon.

Prosecutors said evidence the Los Angeles Police Department gathered led homicide detectives to the couple's younger son, who was taken into custody without incident.

Amir0x?

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

[Snoopy]

I'm also a single guy btw.

[Jansen]

Did he body slam his mother before killing her over a South Park episode

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/president-fuckface-is-gonna-address-the-nation-tomorrow-at-9pm-eastern-time.1385119/page-4#post-149002801

Ngl, I am traveling to Mexico tomorrow for Christmas. First time going and going to my wife's hometown. With the news of making fentanyl a WMD, I'm kinda overwhelmed.

His wife:

[books]

Between Larian using AI, Lord of the the Fallen 2 having sexy women, and Hogwarts being free, the genocide is in full swing. 

[nampad]

Another for the pile, shame 

Moderators, ban all game of thrones talk to preempt this.

Bastard!

[Straight Edge]

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/trans-redditor-crashes-out-because-his-wife-got-hogwarts-legacy-for-free-on-epic-games.1691418/

Wife won't get a blowjob tonight.

[malfoyking]

Another for the pile, shame 

Moderators, ban all game of thrones talk to preempt this.

That’s HBO Lockhart right there.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-narcissistically-blathers-his-worst-comment-ever-about-rob-reiner.1383673/page-7#post-148969093

User Banned (1 Week): Misogynistic Slur; Don't Do It again

Pity the cunt won't see what's posted about him when he finally croaks.

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/page-13#post-148992967

By progress i mean making people's life easier and better, this also includes in the workplace.

I'm pretty sure the Africans enslaved to mine the minerals necessary to make your AI-infused video games which in turn are destroying the climate and will lead to the most catastrophic damage in Africa appreciate your definitely-sincere concern for their workplace conditions.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/page-14#post-148993567

Sadly, that's how the world works, there is nothing i can do about it, if you can do something, that's awesome, more power to you.

Nope. You don't get to escape this with a pithy shoulder-shrug.

For one, you absolutely can educate yourself more on an internationalist perspective with regards to the fact that the West's comforts and treats are fundamentally built on a level of exploitation and colonization we would absolutely be outraged about if it were against more pertinent minorities we interact with and hear about in our day-to-day. Subsequently, you can go on to join organizations and engage in direct action to assist in destroying colonialism right now.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bloomberg-larian-using-genai-on-divinity-often-using-it-to-explore-ideas-flesh-out-powerpoints-develop-concept-art-and-write-placeholder-text.1384618/page-15#post-148994353

The last people i could give a damn about are Black people? My friend, i am Bulgarian, my people were slaves for around 500 years, we were forced to change religions, got our heads chopped off and kids got ripped off their mother's hands to become janissaries.

Bulgarian enslavement and oppression is not the enslavement and oppression which went on to enrich Europe and the United States and in which the neocolonial extraction and economic disempowerment continues today, right now. Tell the class who is down in the mines in the DRC as we converse. Hint: it's not Bulgarians.

What did the founders of the "internationalist perspective" do both with their own populations and the nearby states? Including in Bulgaria until 1991? All of it explicitly demanded and defended by their theory?  

I'd also just go ahead and ignore anyone that uses the word "Luddite" unironically at this point.

Very funny too considering the Luddite movement was originated due to the working conditions of workers being hurt by technology…

Every socialist in history: WE NEED MASS INDUSTRIALIZATION NOW, CATCH UP AND SURPASS THE CAPITALISTS IN PRODUCTION

First world socialists on Era who make excuses for personal consumption: standing athwart history and yelling "stop!"

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/trans-redditor-crashes-out-because-his-wife-got-hogwarts-legacy-for-free-on-epic-games.1691418/

Wife won't get a blowjob tonight.

[Uncle]

just imagine, if era-types weren't foaming at the mouth about AI, they could be flooding every platform with unflattering pics of JK Rowling crying and throwing a tantrum, or getting guillotined or whatever they want, but instead they deny themselves this gift

[Snoopy]

I saw her security in the local Greggs getting bacon rolls this morning. One of them put brown sauce on his. Absolutely disgusting.

[yetanotheraccountholyf]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-don%E2%80%99t-think-i%E2%80%99ve-ever-been-happy-once-in-my-life.1338808/#post-147018544

https://www.resetera.com/threads/random-grievances-of-a-chronically-ill-person.1340875/

I was never shy about sharing my lifelong journey with Crohn's Disease with others. Both the highs and the rock bottom lows. I guess 15 years of experience has given me a good intuition cause I had a feeling going into 2025 it was going to be one of the rough ones.

As I sit in constant pain and anxiety awaiting further medical tests to see what my future holds, I can safely say the disease has managed to beat me down and leave me feeling hopeless and drained to rival my initial years with it.

Ive been through this song and dance before, and I made it through each one, which is what gives the motivation to continue pushing through this moment and leave it behind as just another challenge I overcame, but being deep within the moment is a form of despair I wished I never had to feel again.

Maybe it was young naivety that made me a bit more oblivious to any overarching dread about what exactly the illness would mean for my life back in the early days. But going through it again as a 32 year old, it is now accompanied with a new sense of regret, loss, and longing that is making the pill all the more bitter to swallow this time.

One year from now, I hope I can say I no longer concern myself with these thoughts. But venting can be a great momentary relief and so that's what I'll do now: I hate this disease and what it did to me. I hate what it did to my life. I hate the happiness, the joy, and the excitement of youth it stole from me, and of which I'll never get back. I hate how it made me a bystander to my own life, watching the years disappear and fantasizing of all the things I knew I wanted to do but didn't have the strength, health, or energy to ever make materialize. I hate all the dark thoughts it put into my head over the years that there was ever only one true definitive way to get out of this misery that had enveloped my life and that maybe, just maybe, I should consider it. (I'm not quite in this headspace currently).

I'm tired of the pain, and the need to meticulously think out every plan, every event, every attempt at fun well in advance and working out scenarios in my head of how to improvise if things should ever go sideways. I'm tired of being tired all the damn time with a lack of energy accompanied by a self-gaslighting that, no, maybe I'm actually just fucking lazy and useless. I'm tired of the endless guilt I feel for not being able to be present all the time, to always be there for others while I'm battling this, as much as I wish to be.

I'm tired of being sad all the time and feeling the need to isolate myself from everyone. I'm tired of having to face the unknown of what treatments, meds, and surgeries are in my future.

I'm tired.

To top it all off, it's a hell of a time to be going through this shit in a time when society seems to be continuously draining itself of all semblance of empathy and compassion for others, when the dog eat dog, fuck-you-got-mine capitalist mentality has firmly implanted itself in nearly all core aspects of American life. I know there are still tons of communities of supportive and kind people, both in my personal life and society in general, and I can't thank those people enough. The louder political landscape though has damaged my perception of the trustworthy and supportive nature of many people and makes this, probably undeservedly, a more lonely feeling type of struggle than it already was.

I don't have a singular point I'm trying to get to with this message. I'm struggling, and I can't hide it much anymore. That's the post. This isn't a cry for help, but an acknowledgment of the state I'm currently in and the challenges ahead. In the past, times like this would inevitably light a fire under me to make changes, and remembering that fact as a recognition of my own strength will keep me going this time.

If you made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read this. As it always was, I'm beyond grateful for the people in my life who have always supported me. They're the only reason I'm still here today.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/does-weed-cannabis-sometimes-just-make-anyone-else-extremely-self-critical-and-negatively-analytical.1354882/

I'm not a frequent user of it, but lately I noticed when I get high, my self-awareness gets amplified and I end up over analyzing every negative thing I believe about myself, and it's very uncomfortable.

Like I'll actually start an inner montage of events in my mind that I'm ashamed of or embarrassed for, and it'll push the negative emotions associated with them to the forefront of my mind and legitimize whatever self-criticism I have of myself for things that happened to me in the past, my failures and whatnot.

It'll also make me start thinking about myself from the perspective of people around me, and thinking how idiotic and useless I must look to them. And it feels so real and true in the moment, that this is truly how other people must think of me, and then when I sober up I realize how fucked some of those thought processes are.

It's definitely bringing to the forefront of my mind frustrations, guilt, and image issues I have of myself in day to day life, so I get why it's happening now (and why I realize I need to stay away from it during this low period I'm in right now), but damn, the self-loathing is just so intense and uncomfortable in that moment.

It sucks, cause I've had amazing experiences with marijuana in the past, but knowing there's a chance I have this sort of reaction instead just makes it not worth it.

Anyone else have had similar issues with marijuana?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-hate-that-december-has-consistently-become-the-most-lonely-and-depressing-month-for-me.1384261/

December used to be a month of joy and excitement when I was young. Just a magical feeling and vibe with the holidays and spending time with friends and family.

The Christmas magic waned a bit as I got older, which I guess is to be expected. But over time it's gone well beyond just that to the point of being the most lonely and isolating month of the year for me.

I've made several threads the past few weeks about my struggles, and this time of year really ramps up the sadness. Part of it I guess is another year about to wrap up and being nowhere near where I want to be in life. Part of it is the nostalgia I have for my younger years when the holidays still brought me a feeling of whimsy that is all but gone now. And just emphasizing the feeling of loneliness as people are out and about with their partners and whatnot having fun and I'm just over here being sick and miserable. I have friends and family, sure, but the void in my life I have in regards to romantic love is particularly aching at this time of year. And beyond that, I just feel like I'm missing out on a lot while dealing with my own struggles. I SHOULD be happy and excited right now, but I'm not, and it makes me feel like I'm wasting time away.

I don't know what the point of this thread is. Just want to get my thoughts out. Maybe some of you can commiserate.

chronic illness can really grind you down, this is not some bullshit era woe is me

do better

[clockwork5]

MOBA down another 10% today.

Down 50% in the last 5 days. Down 90% in the past month. 

[Besticus Maximus]

Good job literally nobody at moba uses any AI for anything and especially not training it on user posts otherwise all of these Luddite jokers who are ruining the board’s financial future would look like right stupid cunts 

[nachobro]

chronic illness can really grind you down, this is not some bullshit era woe is me

do better

counterpoint: the poop disease is very funny

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/rob-reiner-and-michelle-reiner-found-dead-in-home-homicide-investigation-underway-up-son-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder.1383130/page-6#post-148931398

 User Banned (1 week): Perpetuating Misogynistic Slur; Don't Do It Again

bye bitch nick

[HaughtyFrank]

I like how they include a "don't do it again" in the ban message, something they never do for any other ban. Wonder how many hours of brainstorming it took to include it

[Shecky Fragbaum]

Good job literally nobody at moba uses any AI for anything and especially not training it on user posts otherwise all of these Luddite jokers who are ruining the board’s financial future would look like right stupid cunts 

The ironic twist: MOBA is the first company to crack the Turing test by producing a computer that exceeds humanity at self-loathing.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Maybe Era is the basis for the torment nexus.

[Snoopy]

Seeing the Switch 2 run games like this and Cyberpunk 2077 really well makes me excited for the future of the Switch 2.

Excited for a future of 30fps 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/mick-foley-quits-wwe-over-their-support-of-the-trump-administration.1384795/page-4#post-149016355

I think it's kind of hard to consider WWE a "blind spot" given just how much coverage there has been into their seedy ass record over the years

It's really not.

For the people that work there, it is their career. For the wrestlers, it's something they have destroyed their bodies doing and it's all they've ever known.

For the fans, of which there are plenty still on Era that the poster above me are referring to as "clowns," WWE is one of those things that is linked to a lot of people's identities. They watched it from when they were children up until they were grown and watching it with their own children. It's hard to separate yourself from something that means so much, even if you know there are some terrible people involved in the organization.

I say this as someone who hated wrestling as a kid and has still never watched anything other trending clips as an adult.

  

[Boredfrom]

BWoog is the dumbest motherfuckers on ERA

https://www.resetera.com/threads/if-appealing-to-the-center-never-wins-over-centrists-why-the-f-do-democrats-keep-doing-it.1386022/

Mamdani proved you can be far left and win elections so...fucking do that!

[filler]

maldoni rules