This is a very thoughtful reply. Thank you for taking the time to write it.

I don’t think he has that authority, but he’d do it anyway. Except he wouldn’t, because fuck you.

I wonder if she’s making those “jokes” because she’s overcompensating, because she’s hanging out with shitty people, or both?

Whatever the reason, I think talking to her is the way to go.

Before you get too upset, remind yourself that a lot of people involved in any AAA game will talk about how beautiful and authentic it was supposed to be.

I haven’t printed anything in years, but damn, this sucks.

A government that will invade on the flimsiest of pretexts, kidnap your citizens, and lie constantly is anything but a “friend”.

Frankly, European politicians should have seen something like this coming. It’s never been a secret that the U.S. doesn’t share the same values as the EU. Storing sensitive data in America? Buying weapons from America? Who the fuck thought outsourcing national security was a good idea?

It will take generations for the U.S. to earn credibility again, and I don’t expect that we’ll ever earn the same level of trust. We don’t deserve it.

Tourists are usually only rich people who can afford traveling around the world.

That’s an excellent point. A lot of people are getting their impression of Americans from those of us who are likely conservatives, and therefore the least likely to show any humility or empathy.

I think a lot of it comes from being the military and economic superpower of the world. We Americans must be an exceptional people, since we are so powerful in so many ways! (Please, feel free to add as much sarcasm as you feel is necessary to the previous statement, but remember that a lot of people say that with almost religious seriousness.)

Not enough people take geography into account, either. It has had a major effect on American society and our attitude towards other countries. We Americans have rarely needed to share. Our country is almost as big as, and quite isolated from, all of Europe. Our neighbor to the north largely speaks English, and is culturally quite similar to us. Our neighbor to the south has a culture worthy of admiration, but they are not seriously respected by most Americans.

That’s it. Two neighbors sharing borders with mainland USA. On the east and west, we have huge coastlines on two of the world’s largest oceans.

The most serious military threats to America were caused by countries an ocean away, and they were ultimately unsuccessful. Don’t forget our civil war… but even through all that, the government survived (and I’m glad it did, because we were basically fighting against people who wanted to uphold the right to keep slaves. Sure, you can argue that I’m oversimplifying things, but I’m not wrong). Add to that the concept of Manifest Destiny. People sincerely believed that it was GODS WILL that we conquer the land all the way to the Pacific, natives be damned.

Americans have believed in American Exceptionalism for about as long as America has existed. I can’t blame people for having a view that was drilled into their subconscious, but I can (and do) blame us when we’re insensitive dicks about it.

If it bothers you enough to ask, it’ll bother you every time you see your network name. Might as well come up with a new one.

Several people are telling you that LoL is a MOBA. If you don’t know what a MOBA is, read this.

Sad news, but since he made it to 95, he had a good run. Can’t say the same for his wife, who was only 63, but that’s the way things go sometimes.

I don’t see how typing style is much different from things like slang or making references. If you can be understood by the people you’re communicating with, great!

Whenever someone talks about practical, real-life flying cars, regulation is the first thing I think about, too. How will they be sure that some dipshit isn’t texting while flying over a school?

1. I make this mistake all the time. Thanks for catching it! Maybe one day I’ll remember.

2. Huh. Good idea. I dunno, either.

The way you type is like any other form of self-expression. If others want to read into it or decide they don’t like it, that’s on them. Type however you like and don’t give it another thought.

You just said why it matters in your previous post

But the shareholders are looking for someone ruthless. Being nice is much less profitable than being an asshole.

In the morning, yes. I generally wake up quickly, (not necessarily early, but once I’m up, I’m up) and can be pretty social.

Late at night, though, I’d politely ask you to shut up. I’d get less polite the more I had to say it. Sorry.

Whatever. If you want to pretend not to get it, that’s on you, bud.