Do you wake up using an alarm? That's the best way to ensure you never remember any dreams! Though it seems to be an individual variable anyway; some people just don't have or remember them often. Though I've found that now that I'm recording mine, I'm remembering them more than I expect to.
I appreciate you watching the video! Since I understand the aversion we all have to things that clash with our values and allegiances. I wish he didn't talk about politics, since a scientist talking about politics is as valuable as a politician talking about science, and he has a lot of interesting things to share about research into personality, which obviously I'm interested in. It's why I took an interest in him in the first place, as what he talked about was similar to what I'd spent three years immersed in while getting that degree, and I was surprised by the reaction people had to him based on his politics.
In that video, what he refers to as 'creativity' is the Openness trait (sort of), though I suppose he doesn't call it that because most people wouldn't know what it was or make the right assumptions about it. I liked this video because it essentially said what I was trying to in a post a while back, about having high Openness myself and how that was less of an "I'm more than you" and more of a double-edged thing, often more of a curse than anything.
Is that screenshot from the Telepath Tactics game, then? I can see how he'd understand that perspective enough to have a character voice it! (In terms of visual quality, it also gives me hope about my stuff succeeding...)
I see that that video is almost two hours long! A shame I don't have that time to devote to it. Is it for or against the 'cancelling' thing?
There's nothing in particular about that that I've seen recently, but I suppose it took me by surprise when the Jordan Peterson stuff came up how 'progressive' people were so quick to advocate 'shutting down' someone whose views they disagreed with, rather than seeing the value in some of his words like I seemed to. And then that led to me feeling like some kind of Nazi for valuing compassion and a desire to understand over what seemed to me to be just judgement and harsh rejection. It didn't seem like the attitude of the compassionate or considerate; more like the kind of thing that leads to war. I wondered if they'd like to be 'cancelled' for their beliefs or misdeeds.
I used to be so judgemental back in the day, and I probably can't stand it now because of that. I added all those features on Fig Hunter essentially based around labelling and judging other people, ugh... I not-infrequently remember multiple people taking issue with how readily I used the word 'hate' for things I didn't like. I hate thinking back on that!! It's so embarrassing. Because I'd like to think I've grown. I wonder if it's a phase people with similar minds to me go through though, and whether the loud 'cancel culture' protesters are just going through a phase I've grown beyond. They all seem to be that kind of age. I don't know, I mostly stay away from it (and everything, since I'm in a bubble).
I haven't started another indie game yet because my list's too long and I don't know which one to start with! I should probably start with Undertale, but... UHH.
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Maniafig219~4Y
Most days my mom wakes me up, but I suppose it's not that different from waking up by an alarm.
The screenshot is from Telepath Tactics yes! Honestly I would say the graphical style is less than the sum of its parts, I like the spritework but it doesn't really mesh well together into a whole quite like Taming Dreams does for example. The graphical style is often mentioned in reviews though, and not often positively! The portrait art in particular seems to get a lot of flak, but I actually really like the portraits myself, my issue is more with the small size of the units which hides their well-made and well-animated sprites and the repetitive design of the tilesets. [LINK]
The video is basically an explanation of where cancel culture comes from, how it evolved, how it functions, how it can be broken down into several components (presumption of guilt, abstraction of the accusation, accusation against action transforms into accusation against the person, pseudo-moralistic reasoning, no forgiveness/second chances, cancellations can latch on to supporters/friends, with us or against us mentality) as well as being an account from someone who was cancelled herself. So it is generally against it.
Canceling strikes me as a general human construct within safe spaces of like-minded people rather than necessarily a progressive thing, that's clearly just politicking on Peterson's part and the sort of thing why people are so skeptical about the things he says!
One's just as likely to be cancelled, cast out, mocked, berated and branded a betrayer for being out of line among conservative groups. It happens to conservative media figures who take a progressive view on a topic, but also in facebook groups or in close-knit town communities and the like, it's not just a Twitter thing, though Twitter definitely enables it on both sides.
It's definitely not just an age thing either, I wouldn't be surprised to see this sort of thing happening among middle aged people or even in retirement homes! Some people never grow out of bad habits, especially if they're reinforced to do it their whole life.
I do understand what you mean though, I've gotten into arguments about the topic myself where I've defended someone while being in the minority opinion on the topic and it feels really overwhelming. It's an unenviable position and leaves lingering worries you might be next.
I remember all the hassle that was made over ratings and whatnot, how having a cyan orb was basically a sign that branded you as part of the special privileged few. The upper class. The elite. Obsessing over getting anything below a cyan because it might hurt your average and, gasp, knock you down to blue!! Absurd to think back about, of course.
I do actually remember the conversations about the word hate being used as the contrast for like instead of dislike, I might have made that point myself at times, even. I do think you've grown a lot since then, though!
You don't have to immediately jump into Undertale! Maybe post a shortlist next week of games that stuck out to you as especially interesting and see whether any commenters can help pick one. Or just make a poll on Twitter, I suppose! Funny thing, a lot of Patreon accounts actually have a certain tier above which Patrons can vote from a list on what games/movies the account runner should stream/play/watch next.
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Tobias 1104~4Y
That screenshot doesn't blow me away with its amazingness, which again gives me hope that what I'm able to make will be good enough even if it's not exactly on the level of a professionally-made thing! (Though I am wondering how different his approach and outlook are to mine, and whether what he's making is more appealing or Kickstarter-friendly than what I'm making... I suppose we'll have to wait and see.)
One of the parts of my psychology course was Social Psychology, and group identity and allegiances are really the main part of that. Group memberships can form incredibly easily, and behaviours towards in-group and out-group members form just as easily. An example might be a classroom full of children who are sorted into two groups based on coin flips; the 'Heads' would tend to treat other 'Heads' more nicely than usual, while 'Tails' might be dehumanised to a degree, all based on absolutely nothing.
I'll keep that video bookmarked for if I ever find the time, though I suspect a lot of what it talks about is what I covered on that course. 'Cancelling', or group rejection, frustrates me not because of any particular political views - and I don't assume it's done only by any particular group! - but because treating others as Others rather than fellow humans, rejecting them rather than caring about their wellbeing, just feels so wrong to me. Though when it's done by people who claim to champion compassion, open-mindedness, and inclusiveness, maybe that seems doubly wrong?
I think I'll include a list and maybe a poll of games on my Weekly Update post tomorrow, since I still haven't played anything since GRIS! Seems such a weird world though where people will consider it a paid privilege to be able to partly decide in what some other person chooses to play!
I appreciate you watching the video! Since I understand the aversion we all have to things that clash with our values and allegiances. I wish he didn't talk about politics, since a scientist talking about politics is as valuable as a politician talking about science, and he has a lot of interesting things to share about research into personality, which obviously I'm interested in. It's why I took an interest in him in the first place, as what he talked about was similar to what I'd spent three years immersed in while getting that degree, and I was surprised by the reaction people had to him based on his politics.
In that video, what he refers to as 'creativity' is the Openness trait (sort of), though I suppose he doesn't call it that because most people wouldn't know what it was or make the right assumptions about it. I liked this video because it essentially said what I was trying to in a post a while back, about having high Openness myself and how that was less of an "I'm more than you" and more of a double-edged thing, often more of a curse than anything.
Is that screenshot from the Telepath Tactics game, then? I can see how he'd understand that perspective enough to have a character voice it! (In terms of visual quality, it also gives me hope about my stuff succeeding...)
I see that that video is almost two hours long! A shame I don't have that time to devote to it. Is it for or against the 'cancelling' thing?
There's nothing in particular about that that I've seen recently, but I suppose it took me by surprise when the Jordan Peterson stuff came up how 'progressive' people were so quick to advocate 'shutting down' someone whose views they disagreed with, rather than seeing the value in some of his words like I seemed to. And then that led to me feeling like some kind of Nazi for valuing compassion and a desire to understand over what seemed to me to be just judgement and harsh rejection. It didn't seem like the attitude of the compassionate or considerate; more like the kind of thing that leads to war. I wondered if they'd like to be 'cancelled' for their beliefs or misdeeds.
I used to be so judgemental back in the day, and I probably can't stand it now because of that. I added all those features on Fig Hunter essentially based around labelling and judging other people, ugh... I not-infrequently remember multiple people taking issue with how readily I used the word 'hate' for things I didn't like. I hate thinking back on that!! It's so embarrassing. Because I'd like to think I've grown. I wonder if it's a phase people with similar minds to me go through though, and whether the loud 'cancel culture' protesters are just going through a phase I've grown beyond. They all seem to be that kind of age. I don't know, I mostly stay away from it (and everything, since I'm in a bubble).
I haven't started another indie game yet because my list's too long and I don't know which one to start with! I should probably start with Undertale, but... UHH.
The screenshot is from Telepath Tactics yes! Honestly I would say the graphical style is less than the sum of its parts, I like the spritework but it doesn't really mesh well together into a whole quite like Taming Dreams does for example. The graphical style is often mentioned in reviews though, and not often positively! The portrait art in particular seems to get a lot of flak, but I actually really like the portraits myself, my issue is more with the small size of the units which hides their well-made and well-animated sprites and the repetitive design of the tilesets. [LINK]
The video is basically an explanation of where cancel culture comes from, how it evolved, how it functions, how it can be broken down into several components (presumption of guilt, abstraction of the accusation, accusation against action transforms into accusation against the person, pseudo-moralistic reasoning, no forgiveness/second chances, cancellations can latch on to supporters/friends, with us or against us mentality) as well as being an account from someone who was cancelled herself. So it is generally against it.
Canceling strikes me as a general human construct within safe spaces of like-minded people rather than necessarily a progressive thing, that's clearly just politicking on Peterson's part and the sort of thing why people are so skeptical about the things he says!
One's just as likely to be cancelled, cast out, mocked, berated and branded a betrayer for being out of line among conservative groups. It happens to conservative media figures who take a progressive view on a topic, but also in facebook groups or in close-knit town communities and the like, it's not just a Twitter thing, though Twitter definitely enables it on both sides.
It's definitely not just an age thing either, I wouldn't be surprised to see this sort of thing happening among middle aged people or even in retirement homes! Some people never grow out of bad habits, especially if they're reinforced to do it their whole life.
I do understand what you mean though, I've gotten into arguments about the topic myself where I've defended someone while being in the minority opinion on the topic and it feels really overwhelming. It's an unenviable position and leaves lingering worries you might be next.
I remember all the hassle that was made over ratings and whatnot, how having a cyan orb was basically a sign that branded you as part of the special privileged few. The upper class. The elite. Obsessing over getting anything below a cyan because it might hurt your average and, gasp, knock you down to blue!! Absurd to think back about, of course.
I do actually remember the conversations about the word hate being used as the contrast for like instead of dislike, I might have made that point myself at times, even. I do think you've grown a lot since then, though!
You don't have to immediately jump into Undertale! Maybe post a shortlist next week of games that stuck out to you as especially interesting and see whether any commenters can help pick one. Or just make a poll on Twitter, I suppose! Funny thing, a lot of Patreon accounts actually have a certain tier above which Patrons can vote from a list on what games/movies the account runner should stream/play/watch next.
One of the parts of my psychology course was Social Psychology, and group identity and allegiances are really the main part of that. Group memberships can form incredibly easily, and behaviours towards in-group and out-group members form just as easily. An example might be a classroom full of children who are sorted into two groups based on coin flips; the 'Heads' would tend to treat other 'Heads' more nicely than usual, while 'Tails' might be dehumanised to a degree, all based on absolutely nothing.
I'll keep that video bookmarked for if I ever find the time, though I suspect a lot of what it talks about is what I covered on that course. 'Cancelling', or group rejection, frustrates me not because of any particular political views - and I don't assume it's done only by any particular group! - but because treating others as Others rather than fellow humans, rejecting them rather than caring about their wellbeing, just feels so wrong to me. Though when it's done by people who claim to champion compassion, open-mindedness, and inclusiveness, maybe that seems doubly wrong?
I think I'll include a list and maybe a poll of games on my Weekly Update post tomorrow, since I still haven't played anything since GRIS! Seems such a weird world though where people will consider it a paid privilege to be able to partly decide in what some other person chooses to play!