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16:42:41
shinmera
what the fuck https://nintendoeverything.com/metroid-dread-devs-from-mercurysteam-speak-out-after-not-being-included-in-credits/
16:42:42
Colleen
nintendoeverything.com/metr... Website (HTML), Title: Metroid Dread credits don't include all MercurySteam staff
16:42:42
Colleen
nintendoeverything.com/metr... Website (HTML), Title: Metroid Dread credits don't include all MercurySteam staff
16:43:47
gingerale
Weird. Shouldn't they be included just the same and how do they even measure the 25% of involvement time?
16:45:19
shinmera
predictably, the comments are all "well it was in the contract so there's no problem here move on"
16:54:20
gingerale
Because they've never had the need for anyone to recognise their work. Games do that automatically for them.
17:35:36
gingerale
Ah, good. Paizo's workers finally unionised. A tabletop game company that would be fantastic if their management didn't treat the workers like literal garbage.
19:23:01
shinmera
minty I keep reading these stories of really horrible people being in a relationship and even getting married and I just don't understand how that even happens
19:25:04
gingerale
"This is how your life's supposed to be" as told by everything around you. So you go along with it and rationalise it. People are told from small childhood that they'll be getting married and starting families when they grow up.
19:26:14
shinmera
I guess, doesn't explain why that didn't happen to me. I still don't understand how the fuck to even meet people
19:28:47
gingerale
Well, finding a partner and starting a family is an awful idea if you're only doing it because "you're supposed to and that's how things are."
19:32:08
gingerale
Whatever the heck you want. There's certain to be a club for the most niche things. We had everything from various forms of exercise to dancing to creative stuff to games to people who apparently liked to hang out inside small cages?
19:32:52
shinmera
Even thinking about joining a club makes me cringe because I feel like I'd just not interact with anyone or feel awkward about joining into anything, just like it's always been
19:33:18
shinmera
Doesn't help that the interests I have that would have clubs are extremely male dominated
19:33:43
gingerale
Join a chess or a go club that requires interaction. They usually have people from very casual play to folks who go abroad to tournamounts.
19:35:06
shinmera
I'm sure this discussion is incredibly tedious and tiring for you, but I just want to say I appreciate you trying to help me out with my variant of brain worms
19:36:37
gingerale
It's not tedious or tiring because of the discussion but because I took my evening meds 45 minutes ago in an attempt to go to bed early.
19:36:50
minty
the horrible people in horrible relations tend to also be married/dating horrible people
19:36:59
gingerale
And they tire me the heck out. They're stronger than usual because of the new prescription.
19:37:13
minty
because one person THINKS they can change the other person to be not horrible and that ends terribly
19:37:32
gingerale
But you could just go through the list of clubs your uni has and pick whatever looks like maybe your thing and start participating.
19:37:48
minty
or they have low self-esteem. my first husband, i basically married because i didn't want to be alone. ended horribly
19:37:54
gingerale
I like go clubs. They're usually small but have solid communities and accept people outside of the uni as well.
19:38:28
shinmera
I don't wanna be alone either and it seems the older I get the more pressing that problem is
19:40:31
minty
i'm a product of my upbringing. my mom dated an emotionally abusive douche so one of my best 'dating skills' is navigating emotionally abusive douches. i WISH my mom had been alone growing up
19:41:25
shinmera
I grew up being bullied out of the gate, so I just focused on making stuff with computers.
19:42:02
minty
shinmera: it's hard to try and find people when social awkward. especially when a lot of dating apps focus on sex kinks
19:42:27
shinmera
I tried bumble again recently and even five minutes on there makes me so fucking tired
19:43:27
minty
it's like applying for a job. you put in a loooot of effort to try and make a profile for yourself where you seem interesting/cool and then you get nothing in return
19:44:09
minty
gingerale: yeah, i've made some good friends on the public buses when i used to ride the same routes at the same time every day
19:47:09
gingerale
I think I really need to go to bed. My eyes are not agreeing with this staying awakeness.
19:48:02
minty
jesus fucking christ the robot dogs the cops are starting to roll out are gonna start carrying 6.5mm assault rifles on their fucking backs