i think "progress" has tended to **** us over

i'll concede we live longer lives and have more access to whatever luxuries and stuff, but people are horribly isolated, and we separated from meaningful work

Why do we do things? For the lols. Amen.

Maybe I'm like that. I could definitely see myself as chaotic neutral at least. Thanks for the compliment (or that's how I took it), I think others reflection of us is worthwhile even if we don't agree.

I got Classical Liberalism. I can agree with that.

Yeah this is my current lean, or at least understanding where we've come from can help us understand ourselves.

I still sorta want to explore the stars even if it does turn into the expanse.

I think it was complimentary! I don’t think you do things with the intent to cause harm, and that’s a good thing.

In my ideal world everyone is in charge of their own virtual reality universe where they can all construct it however they want (maybe even forgetting they put themselves there)

I do think you could maybe have better selection for some of your spots though, pwns. I don’t think you mean harm but, for example, there was a period of time years ago when you were bothering me in what I felt was a targeted way, and I was really really sick at the time and hadn’t gotten into treatment, and it wasn’t funny at all. I feel vulnerable admitting this but it did really hurt me, it had a negative impact on my health, and I feel like you should know that, even though I’ve recovered and re-contextualized things as of now.

I'm more cognizant of peoples feelings and the fact they are real people irl than online (and moreso irl now than I was ten years ago)

In regards to the baby story I would find it funny being the one giving the toy and having it thrown out. Comedy gold.

Think I'll always think of internet people as not real in some regards.

And for a long time I felt really deeply embarrassed by how I reacted to you trolling me back then, but I don’t anymore. Therapy has helped me realize that those were my choices, how I responded to you, but they were also the choices of someone who wasn’t well, and I’ve forgiven myself and I’ve forgiven you.

The baby story IS comedy gold! It’s probably her best game yet

Mark k is a raging liberal. Shocking.

Yeah, quiz needs a little work...

To me progress is not necessarily technological. I think some balance between advanced medicine and progressive labor forces. I envision progress toward a future where the needs of society are met by the predictable and most minimal labor of the people, so there is free time for culture and community. I think agrarian lifestyles are more ethical, desirable, and through interdependence lend themself more toward communal and collective organization. I agree Filthy, isolation and lack of community is horrid, I don’t attribute it to progress but to capitalism’s insidious endeavor for profit, which is often called “progress” but is so far removed from the premise of progress.

Side note: been watching Star Trek Picard and I’m pretty disappointed with how they’ve abandoned the socialist utopia hinted at in TNG that drew me in as a child in favor of a more super-tech capitalist dystopia rooted in hierarchical military social political structures

Pwns I kinda just view you as an internet troll and it is hit or miss whether your posts make me immensely happy and amused or are very nearly incomprehensible to me, in which case I just keep scrolling or disengage. When I read your posts it is hard for me not to picture the author as your avatar and I find you pretty likable. I’d never get in an argument with you, I think, and I don’t think I really have a pulse on your actual personality. I’m not sure what you could possibly be like irl.

If you wanted a semi-outsider’s opinion lol

I tried to answer as filthy and it was quite difficult.

"No cultures are superior to others.", I guessed he said strongly agree with this but he may strongly disagree in actuality. Haven't met many people who strongly disagree.

One time pwns was deep in a wsop event- I was standing out back behind the Rio with friends where that food tent is, and from out of nowhere this little car came speeding back through the pedestrian area and kinda whipped around, and everybody is looking like wtaf. And ****ing pwns pops out of the back seat and just walks inside and the car speeds away. My friend commented something like Are we in a ****ing Kia commercial right now?? Do you remember that? I laughed so hard at the time.

Yeah I've read others hated that about new star trek. Haven't seen yet because $$$.

I know some people who would get bored working as little as I'm comfortable not working.

Pretty straightforward way to measure how one feels about cultural relativism, but I wonder if that really says anything about one's political views.

That level after dinner break sneaks up on you, huh

If you pay money to watch the new Picard ST you have gravely ****ed up, sorry

Between this and seeing Deli score neutral on democracy vs authority I knew the quiz was not worth taking.

It’s always pleasant though to see the results of a filthy quiz.

Lol I vaguely remember getting dropped off back there once. I don't think you're supposed to drive back there! But I was late and sometimes it's good to know people who bend the rules.

I doubt I'd have recognized you. Dunno if you directed the comment at me or anything.

Really? You looked right at me, my friend asked if we knew each other lol

I think it was the team event, no? Yeah you’re definitely not supposed to drive back there, only long time players and people who live in Vegas even know how to access that area by car.

I answered as Filthy and got anarcho-syndicalism.

I said neutral or not sure because I think the notion of superiority is a false premise and there is not enough detail in the question to make an actual answer. Superior at what? Some cultures are superior at making nice wood burning stoves without modern machinery and I’m not going to pretend they aren’t goddammit.

All the questions about National cultures were bogus too. National culture is a ridiculous concept and any cultural identity not tied to nationality is superior to any cultural identity derived from National identity. It’s also a weird line to draw, regional differences and national boundaries are different cultural markers.