They can add that label to the prisoners, sure

Worked for a payday loan company for a while about a decade back. Supposedly one of the better ones to borrow from, and they always said internally it was about getting the customers financial options - but still didn’t feel great. Stuck with it for four years or so though.

Now I’ve got kids, and they like to know what their parents do. Had to job hunt last half of last year, and skipped several nice positions at big places because of what they do. Landed a position at a local place for less than I wanted, but the perks and culture make up for it. And I’m happy to tell my kids where I am.

My wife knew what the first place was about, and she accepted it even if neither of us was wild about it. But these days, we like to be role models - makes a big difference.

I’m not gonna judge what someone else might stoop to to feed their kids.

I’m lucky enough to be in a position where I can be picky - not everyone gets to say that

Hah, we did rent a rather nice one, and she’s doubled down since!

I don’t think it’s about the functionality, the idea of it offends her

Someone mentioned elsewhere that the principal did get hit

Minivan was actually my first car, a hand-me-down from my parents! Got me most of the way through college. We need the room now too, but my wife is strongly opposed :p

Are you wanting to code to make a game, or is it about coding itself?

In the former case, there’s a number of good game engines that will let you bypass a lot of the low-level complexity. A lot of studios use these, so it’s not like you’re “cheating” to use these. Game modding might also be an option, if you just feel a need to make something.

In the latter case, find a language you enjoy, and start small, find good guides, etc - sounds like you might be already doing some of this! But if a voice is whispering that a game is in order… might be worth grabbing Godot or something to play with anyway!

Yeah… Don’t know that it has much to do with what people want, but it does show what the billionaires controlling these projects respond well to

I’m gonna lean into the series part here, and point at some web series:

Pale is an urban fantasy story (modern day with a magical hidden world) by Wildbow. The premise for this story is it’s a murder mystery where none of the suspects is able to lie; and three girls are inducted into the magical world to solve it. This is actually the second web series of his in this world, after Pact. Wildbow is an extremely popular online author, and all his works are available online for free - his superhero stories (Worm and Ward) have influenced most of the online superhero fiction (and even some print publications) I’ve read since.

The Gods Are Bastards by D. D. Webb is a “high fantasy western”. It follows a class of 9 students going through the premier adventuring school in the empire; about a century after magitech advances have made that unfashionable. This series is entirely free online, as are most of his other works. Book 1 of 17 has been printed and is available under the same name. This series is on hiatus partway through his final book; he’s working on getting the mental space to complete it. If you read it online he’s very open about his process and issues as he goes; and if you find you enjoy it, he has a few other series getting updates in the meantime!

A Practical Guide to Evil is a fantasy series where story tropes are as strong as physical laws - the Law of Threes, for example, states that if a Hero is trounced by a Villain, and then is narrowly defeated in their second encounter, they will absolutely defeat the Villain the next time they meet. It follows the adventures of Catherine Foundling, an orphan who turns Villain to carve out a better life for her people. The first book is up on Amazon, the rest of the series is still available online.

All three of these have amazing, unique characters, extensive and fascinating world building, and go long - 15+ books worth apiece, so if any grab you, pace yourself! Also, they’re almost entirely available for free online!

She actively funds anti-trans causes

Usually about 6-6.5. I generally go to bed around 930, fall asleep fast, and wake up around 4 energized and ready to go!

Then I hit a small crash midday, but can’t usually get away for a nap…

They even have the same fix - just post somewhere quietly that it’s “entertainment”

To anyone trying - if you plan to use a daycare, get on their enrollment wait lists now. Those things are multiple years long! (In the US, at least)

“Don’t feed the trolls” can be good advice; I recently (one or two comments back!) made such a suggestion myself.

But it seems like there are times when we have to engage. Trollish behavior is behind phenomenons like fake news, incel culture, etc. - clearly those need addressed wherever they come up. The correct response seems to be situational.

No, this is giving up and letting them have their way with the system until they’re done. Which they’ll never be - they don’t age out because they keep bringing in new good ol’ boys.

They need to be replaced. One by one, step by step, the same way they got in.

Given that it’s the same brain interpreting information from two different eyeballs, I’d suspect this is down to minute differences either between them (such as adjusting for darkness while testing as Kratzkopf suggested), or in their relative position.

It’s interesting, but I don’t think it really gets at the question of differing perceptions between people.

Isn’t The Amazing Race (reality show) inspired by Around the World in 80 Days?

I feel like both are a little bit niche here - most people interested in science fiction will have heard of them, and people into literature in general; but I’m not sure beyond that.

That does suggest a slightly different tactic might be in order:

No upvotes. No downvotes. No attention at all.

It is trolling at this point. Don’t feed it.

Yeah, I like it a lot better with an outside ruleset

Oh, that’s clever!