Starfield will inevitably have a few (or quite a few) bugs at first, and wonât have even one expansion pack for a while. If you have to put it off for a bit, you wonât be missing much.
I think Iâve read a story or two like this before - where a creature once thought extinct is found again. Does anyone know about how many times or how frequently this has happened?
Iâm not unaware, but I got too worked up and simply forgot. It amounts to the same thing, though. Whoops.
You make a good point. Corruption is a good reason to think carefully about any requests. Thereâs no use in a country donating billions of dollars worth of military hardware unless that hardware actually makes it to the front lines.
I apologize for offending you with my positivity and self-deprecating humor. I didnât realize I was speaking to a god. Living among us fallible humans must be frustrating for you.
In my opinion, itâs hard to justify because itâs bullshit. Problems remain unsolved because the will isnât there, not because we canât afford it. Anyone who says, for example, that American public schools are underfunded because of our Ukraine policy will (and should) be laughed out of the room.
Other than cost, I havenât understood the hesitancy to give Ukraine all the weapons they ask for, immediately.
When war breaks out, it means diplomacy has failed. It only makes sense to no longer consider diplomacy a major factor when making wartime decisions - especially when providing support to a country thatâs defending itself from an unprovoked invasion, which is a violation of international law. Half measures only prolong the war, which ultimately makes it more expensive for supporting countries. For Ukraine, civilians and soldiers are dying every day.
This war should have ended by now. Iâm glad that most of the world is condemning Putin, but weâre not doing enough.
Good point. I was assuming that âsmart homeâ integration would require an internet connection, but that doesnât have to be the case. Thank you for clarifying that!
I have yet to see a âsmart homeâ feature thatâs worth the potential problems, let alone the cost.
Yeah, a well-integrated smart home can do some pretty cool stuff, but it also means putting my trust in corporations even more than I already have to. Plus, Iâll have to worry about each major appliance I own possibly being bricked due to a buggy software update or a malicious hacker.
Politics are often frustrating, stressful, and depressing.
As you know, the difference between âoftenâ and âalwaysâ can be very important.
Selectively ignoring the meaning of words and then arguing based on that is a tired, old tactic many of us have encountered before. I have no reason to believe thatâs what youâre doing, but I thought you should know how it looks. People may think that youâre trolling. Please be careful.
Politics are often frustrating, stressful, and depressing. Social issues are extremely important to me, but my own mental health has to come first. I want the world to be a progressive, empathetic place. The news constantly reminds me that it isnât. That gets overwhelming, and sometimes I need a break.
Additionally, different people use social media for different things. Some people specifically want news, current events, and political discussion. Some people just want to take a break from the world, look at pictures of cats, and talk about pop culture.
Then there are people who âhate politicsâ because discussing politics can bring out the worst in others - or they know it will bring out the worst in themselves. That doesnât even have to mean that there are problematic opinions involved. They just think that they (or the other person) might get too emotional or pedantic to have a reasonable discussion, so they avoid the situation altogether.
I donât think itâs fair to make assumptions about someone simply because they want to avoid politics.
I think Narwhal is, but I donât remember the details. Ironically, thatâs the app I used to use, but the fact that they caved in and are cooperating with reddit just makes it an even less appealing option.
It can seem authoritarian or an overreaction of you donât know why the decision was made.
Once a critic learns that defederating was a last-choice decision reluctantly made because of inadequate mod tools and a small, overwhelmed staff, things make more sense. If they still want to complain after that, I just walk away. Sometimes people have already decided to be angry regardless of what the facts are, and debate never helps in those situations.
Starfield will inevitably have a few (or quite a few) bugs at first, and wonât have even one expansion pack for a while. If you have to put it off for a bit, you wonât be missing much.