BluJay320

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago (7 children)

No, that’s the study of amphibians and reptiles. You’re thinking of horticulture

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Well at least they’re self-aware

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Cannot recommend this game enough! If you were around for the 90’s internet and enjoyed scrolling through random webpages, or like the idea of experiencing a satirized version of it, this game is for you. Theres dozens of hours worth of content here if you’re willing to really explore each page and link, which the game encourages/necessitates you do to fulfill your duties as a content moderator.

You could probably complete the game in a few hours if you’re REALLY intuitive or just know where to look, but the real joy comes in exploration and experiencing the deep world building and incredible attention to detail

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

No joke, I actually have a ~4 sq. in. Beefbrain Shield Pro sticker on the side of my PC tower

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Most things.. but surely you could never forget ZANE_ROCKS_14 or Chowder Man

I know it was a blatant Linkin Park parody, but goddammit, I actually really vibe with Seepage

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Woah! I had no idea they were making a sequel!!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do you need medical attention…?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Oh boy

What I wouldn’t give to experience this game for the first time again

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The rules are simple.

You sit in my car, you listen to Linkin Park. There will be demos.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Okay. It’s pretty obvious you’re just arguing in bad faith and using mindless semantics to debate the non existence of a fake thing. I’m done engaging with nonsense.

Enjoy your wishful thinking.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

So you’re basically saying that anything you don’t understand is magic… That’s the same irrational thinking as people who explain things by simply saying “god did it”.

Money is very much real, either as gold/silver/etc, fiat, or ones and zeroes on a bank account or crypto wallet. Gender is not “real”, but it is a very real social construct. The state is a very real entity and its laws are very real rules set in place and enforced.

You’re correct in saying that alchemy, transmutation of lead to gold, astrology and horoscopes are not real. Yes, they are magic. The one thing they all have in common is that they do not exist in any form other than fiction, and neither does magic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But we don’t live in a world of dragons, elves, etc. There are no wizards or potions or magic. There are no spells or incantations any more than there are midichlorians or the force. If those were real, then yes, you could say magic is real. But there are no supernatural forces, only natural phenomena which can be explained by science.

it isn’t necessarily meaningless, as the nonexistence of magic or the supernatural further reinforces the fact that everything can be explained by the very real laws of physics, whether or not we have the current ability to do so.

Our ancestors would’ve thought electricity is magic, but it’s not. They would’ve thought machines are magic, but they’re not.

Your statement about this being a pointless linguistic game is true. You are trying to argue that things which are not magic can be called magic, but you are wrong. By its very definition, magic is a supernatural force. You can’t call something supernatural when it isn’t, that’s just blatantly false.

You’re free to use the word however you please, but don’t act surprised when people call you out for being objectively wrong.

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