Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@BruceCM I'm currently buried in the depths of Xenoblade Chronicles on the Switch. It'll be my main game for some time as it's long in the tooth, plus I'm back working normally now. I did also pick up a couple of shorter games in the sale that I'll get to before long though.

I'm also playing Yo-Kai Watch 2 on the 3DS on occasion. The series is still charming, but I wish they'd done more to the battle system between the first and second game.

@ThanosReXXX Aha, I see. They must have one of those multi-purpose vehicles that fit into those on Earth. That, or they go by the old adage of removing their tires before taking to the tracks. XD

@Tyranexx Could also be that they're in cahoots with the Decepticons, which would be a good explanation for there being "trains"...

@ThanosReXXX From what I have heard and read, social media and "traditional" media encourage this tribalism mentality. By taking a side you antagonize opponents and tell supporters what they want to hear and by encouraging arguments you generate views and/or clicks. It's not a coincidence that in an era where society almost demands you have social media, that social media is warping things.

Personally, I quit Facebook, never used Twitter, Reddit or Instagram beyond a handful of times just to see what they were and am quite happy with my choice. But at the same time, it leaves me even more cut off from "modern" social circles. That I only use messengers like Discord or (only with my mother, Facebook, I never use the site and only retain the account for that one service) to speak directly with people, it means I never really get invited out to events anymore because nearly everyone just uses that. Only my very close friends are willing to stay in touch using my "old fashioned" ways.

I can't remember when, but Facebook itself encourages this argumentative behavior with their system deliberately. Algorithms favor posts with more comments and there's no way to down-vote things. They like rude and combative posts because they encourage more responses and thus more clicks. Some people claim Mark Zuckerberg refuses any sort of moderation not mandated by law because of his politics, but really, I'd bet 1000 dollars right now that his primary reason is just the money made off of it. Social media actually profits off of the drama and arguments.

And because of this warping, it really seems like nuance has died, everything is take one side or the other and there's no room for compromise. You love something or hate it. You support something completely or oppose it no matter what. You're on the left or the right for every issue and you best fall in line or you'll be thrown out by all! A or B and those are the only choices...

What I see with Pokemon on this site reminds me very much of political trolls on news articles about politics. Setting aside details, if a news article reports something that at least seems positive about a specific person, members from the other side will flood a comment section with hate. And that's the exact kind of behavior I see on this site with Pokemon articles.

@Link-Hero He is 10 years old. Our other cat passed away last year at the age of 18 which is pretty good.

We call him Murko but his full name is Murkostin. It is a play on a priesthood names because he likes to beg/pray for food with his big eyes.

Oh, cool, I finished it all & it is great, @Tyranexx .... Which shorter games did you get, then? I might be familiar with those, too

Who have ever played Dillon's Dead Heat Breakers 3DS ?

Maybe i can discuss about that game with someone.

@Link-Hero That is sad...

We never had to put down a pet. The other cat was a happy cat. I took her from the street one winter. She was just a little kitten. We never let our cats go outside and they live like kings/queens. One morning she just died in my arms but I am happy that we gave her the best, most relaxed live ever

Now this bugger is getting all the attention and he is annoying.

@Link-Hero Yeah I know. I just like to tease him. He does not know how lucky he is for being secured with love and care for the rest of his life.

My current Switch collection

I expect 5 more games to come from LRG the following months

@Heavyarms55 Yeah... shades of grey seem to have disappeared entirely, especially in regards to these kinds of online "conversations", or perhaps we should refer to them as text battles...

That's also one of the main reasons why I, like you, shun social media. All I use is WhatsApp for friends and family, and LinkedIn for my professional network, but that's it. And I've found out that I really don't need any more than that. My personal life is my business, and I already feel more than good enough about myself, without having an Instagram or Facebook account on which to forcefully share my wonderful life (and let's not forget "amazingly shopped and/or filtered" for extra likes) with thousands of unknown friends or followers...

@ThanosReXXX Yeah, I never understood the people who just go to their friends' friend lists and added everyone. It was so silly. I remember having people on my list who had like literally thousands of "friends".

@Heavyarms55 But hey, look on the bright side: we've finally got a new Pokémon Snap game coming in.
Here's hoping the comments will stay nice...

The Americans probably would not understand (just kidding) but here we just got a special edition of Nintendo Kinder Eggs. Yes I know they are extremely dangerous for humanity!

But I got Mario and the Flower!

@Zuljaras After seeing that, I prefer not to show my collection.

@Zuljaras Why would they not understand, and what's so dangerous about them?

@ThanosReXXX In USA the Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs are banned for being dangerous for children. They could swallow the toys inside them and explode ... I mean choke!!!

It is just funny that they would not allow chocolate egg but other dangerous things are legal

@BabyYoshi12 Why?! I love seeing other peoples physical collections of games.

@Zuljaras Mines not much of a sight- 11 games.

In the US it is illegal to sell any edible item that contains non-edible items inside.

I think there's an alternative version of kinder eggs made specifically because of that though, so it's not like they don't get kinder toys.

@Zuljaras Wait, they’re banned!?!? I live right above the US, and I didn’t know that.

@BabyYoshi12 Yes there are lots of jokes about that on the Internet