makeshiftreaper @ makeshiftreaper @lemmy.world

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Could you try a semester at Community College? It'll be cheaper, you should be able to transfer credits, and hopefully not have to move. It might give you a better idea of what you can handle before you go for a full degree

Or maybe we don't have to antagonize people who are trying to enjoy themselves?

A firearm, easily. I've fired both and bows require much more strength even if it's a compound bow. On top of that aiming an arrow is much less intuitive than using even iron sights on a gun. Not to mention you can get rounds off much faster on a bolt action gun than a bow. Additionally I think you're probably more likely to hurt yourself with a bow by smacking your arm than with a gun, assuming you get basic training for both

I know the policy of the show is basically "assume they're queer unless stated otherwise" so that makes sense. I just didn't remember any real evidence of her being into women and obviously she dates Sea Hawk

I like the joke but isn't Mermista one of the few straight characters in PoP?

It could be cold, windy, or really hot out. Or she doesn't want to walk a mile with all her school stuff, or she doesn't have great mobility. Also there are plenty of 30+ people going to college

It could also just be made up, maybe stop looking to get outraged

The most unique mechanic I can think of is the adrenaline system which makes you stronger as you kill more enemies without getting hit. However a bullet hell or a rogue-like that rewards you for not getting hit doesn't feel nearly as innovative as both the bonfire system and the Souls games freedom of build options in my opinion

Returnal-likes? Returnal is just a rogue-like bullet hell game. It's a good game, don't get me wrong, but to say it's going to create an entirely new genre is a stretch considering it's not even really anything new

That's like 20 hours of She-Ra with no breaks. That's pretty intense!

JonTron got too big for his britches, fucked off of GameGrumps and then on a podcast popped off the "50% of crimes are committed by 13% of the population" horseshit and then kept doubling down on it, now he makes just garbage tier reaction videos like once every 6 months

Similarly RubberRoss' cosplayer wife cheated on him with ProJared in what may have been the most pathetic public cuckoldry since Hogan famously belched "I can't fuck brother! I ate too much sushi" so Holly and Jared both fell apart after that

I don't know if he counts as a YouTuber because he got canceled on twitch and moved to YouTube but Dr Disrespect live streamed himself at TwitchCon including going into the public restroom where there were minors present. Which is a bad look but could maybe be seen as an accident if it didn't also come out that he was actively cheating on his wife, whom he had a child with, with women he was meeting with from Twitch. It was all a bit too much and his platform collapsed while he also started firing off lawsuits in multiple directions

There's a lot of good arguments out there. Pong for being the "first", Pac-Man for making arcades insane and bringing in big money, Tetris for its wide appeal, Mario 64 for convincing everyone 3d games work, Doom for popularizing the fps, Wii Sports for its ubiquity, Farmville for starting what would become mobile games (which as much as gamers hate to admit, they make more money than every other platform combined). It'd take a pretty convincing argument for me to fully believe any of them but of mine I'd make an argument for Pac-Man, but my heart wants it to be Tetris

Great decision right as we head into hurricane season. At least we haven't been setting records for the number and intensity of hurricanes, or this would be extra stupid

/s

You'd be surprised at how stupid people can be. Obviously we're all dancing around one case and I assure the members of that jury will be pestered about it for a long time after

I will also warn that you are likely committing perjury when they ask at the jury if they have an inability or refusal to follow the instructions or the law of the judge. Now this is difficult to prove, but it's not something risk free

Have you seen young men without good role models in their life? I have, they break things and hurt people. There are exceptions to every rule obviously, but especially in the growing toxic male culture that we have right now young men are in precarious positions. I'm a huge fucking nerd, I built my own computer in high school and was captain of the quiz bowl team. It's still important to find positive and healthy outlets for the energy young men have. This poster specifically pointed out that they do have toxic male influences in their life already. Keeping active is never bad advice and while I may have been over emphasizing some things, it's important to address behavior now before he starts driving, working, going out on his own, etcetera etcetera

implying Lucas put that much thought into his ham fisted Vietnam allegory

Unfortunately, yeah. The more you let people walk over you the more comfortable they get doing it. Being blunt is a good way to stop that kind of behavior, when someone is rude asking direct questions like "why are you saying that about them?" makes people uncomfortable and will get them to stop dragging you into drama. Especially in today's American climate people feel emboldened to attack people they see as "weak" so you need to not appear "weak" and (this is the much more difficult part) stand up for everyone else who the bullies are targeting

First things first, I'd suggest looking into Big Brothers, Big Sisters if you're in America. I've been a part of their program and it's a great organization dedicated to helping kids exactly like this

OK, onto real advice: it sounds like you're a woman and one of the things you need to address early with young men is respect. He will become significantly stronger than you very soon. He will have a ton of hormones pumping through his body. He is going to become dangerous to himself and others. He will be curious about how strong he is. You have to make sure he explores that safety. This is something all men go through and it's important to have a good foundation or he can start spiraling down bad paths. You need to police his internet usage, his friends, and his role models or he could very easily start sliding into anti-women and abusive views

If he's not enrolled in any sort of physical activity I would encourage you to find one. He's going to have basically unlimited energy and channeling that into sports is usually better than the alternatives. That's also tricky because you need to pay attention to the leadership of those activities to ensure that they are good influences

Now the fun stuff: he is going to be hungry for the next 5 years. If you haven't grown up with boys it's hard to understand but he can eat 6000 calories in a day and barely notice. My family used to order 2 pizzas when I was a teen, I would eat an entire one and they would eat the other. I'm not exaggerating when I say my average food in a day was a full continental breakfast, 2 deli sandwiches, chips, a dessert and a soda for lunch, an after school snack (usually leftovers), a large dinner, and dessert. I'm not a fat guy, nor was I in school. You will likely think at some point "he can't possibly be eating that much food" and I assure you that he can

Ultimately what is important is that you have to build a good moral foundation for him. You will lose the ability to control him and when that happens all of the work you've done raising him will reflect in the way he acts

No. A small woman who has effectively zero experience with liquor should not drink 4 to 6 daiquiris in public in one night. I wouldn't even suggest she go above 3 without a chaperone

No shit, there's a reason women stand guard outside a men's room when other women are in there. Plus when a dude with a big ass beard waltzes into the women's room people are going to throw hands

(I do know it's important to do science to confirm the obvious, but still)