POKEMON OPPRESSES PEOPLE; GENDER CONDITIONING STARTS AT BIRTH

More Than Mortal · April 08, 2015, 12:54:56 PM

Sometimes I sit and think to myself, "What would the world be like if Hitler did manage to fucking kill all the queers?"

Verbatim · April 08, 2015, 01:50:11 PM

first premise no
second premise yes

big sponge · April 08, 2015, 02:56:12 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on April 08, 2015, 12:54:56 PM

Sometimes I sit and think to myself, "What would the world be like if Hitler did manage to fucking kill all the queers?"

Nice broken image.

Oh · April 08, 2015, 03:05:58 PM

try that image again mate, upload to imgur

More Than Mortal · April 08, 2015, 03:10:06 PM

Erives · April 08, 2015, 03:13:18 PM

Ahh the world we live in.

Sandtrap · April 08, 2015, 03:16:17 PM

What happens when people are relatively content and secure? What happens when they've nothing too horrid to find some disliking of?

They go loopy. Complain about the small shit. People like to complain.

As a species we're actually quite terrible at finding any sort of lasting peace.

CK97 · April 08, 2015, 03:29:06 PM

Whoever made that should kill himself/herself.

DAS B00T x2 · April 08, 2015, 03:30:07 PM

Every now again I stop and think "these are the people I'm masturbating to" and sit there in horror for a few moments before I go back to business as usual.

Azumarill · April 08, 2015, 03:31:59 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on April 08, 2015, 03:16:17 PM

What happens when people are relatively content and secure? What happens when they've nothing too horrid to find some disliking of?

They go loopy. Complain about the small shit. People like to complain.

As a species we're actually quite terrible at finding any sort of lasting peace.

thats called the Hedonic Treadmill, and its the best argument against transhumanism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

Sandtrap · April 08, 2015, 04:03:55 PM

Quote from: Azumarill on April 08, 2015, 03:31:59 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on April 08, 2015, 03:16:17 PM
What happens when people are relatively content and secure? What happens when they've nothing too horrid to find some disliking of?

They go loopy. Complain about the small shit. People like to complain.

As a species we're actually quite terrible at finding any sort of lasting peace.
thats called the Hedonic Treadmill, and its the best argument against transhumanism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

Easy counter argument.

People need to stop being fucking lazy and do shit. Occupy one's time with work of some kind and the problem resolves itself.

And not only that, but transhumanism is a form of forwards progressive evolution. In an altered, arguably higher state of inteligence than we are now, the hedonic treadmill argument could be thrown out the window because we've moved past baser instincts and old habits.

The Lord Slide Rule · April 08, 2015, 04:10:52 PM

Quote from: Azumarill on April 08, 2015, 03:31:59 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on April 08, 2015, 03:16:17 PM
What happens when people are relatively content and secure? What happens when they've nothing too horrid to find some disliking of?

They go loopy. Complain about the small shit. People like to complain.

As a species we're actually quite terrible at finding any sort of lasting peace.
thats called the Hedonic Treadmill, and its the best argument against transhumanism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

An argument against hedonism and hedonistic justifications for transhumanism maybe. I'm pretty sure other justifications exist.

Is there any evidence to suggest the effect can't be nullified technologically?

Verbatim · April 08, 2015, 05:18:16 PM

Quote from: SexyBarracuda on April 08, 2015, 04:10:52 PM

Is there any evidence to suggest the effect can't be nullified technologically?

You'd have to nullify it neorologically. It's an inherent part of our psychology, so... Good luck with that.

Anyway, funnily enough, I think this is the first time I've ever seen Meta talk about a video game before. Feels odd.

The Lord Slide Rule · April 08, 2015, 05:20:47 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on April 08, 2015, 05:18:16 PM

Quote from: SexyBarracuda on April 08, 2015, 04:10:52 PM
Is there any evidence to suggest the effect can't be nullified technologically?
You'd have to nullify it neorologically. It's an inherent part of our psychology, so... Good luck with that.

Anyway, funnily enough, I think this is the first time I've ever seen Meta talk about a video game before. Feels odd.

oh well

It does seem a little strange to see meta discussing a game.

Mat Cauthon · April 08, 2015, 05:24:13 PM

Shit like this confuses me.
I don't know whether to laugh or be sad that such people breathe the same air as I do.

Not Comms Officer · April 08, 2015, 08:37:00 PM

To answer your question, nothing would have changed because homosexuality/gender dysphoria isn't carried through genes. It just randomly appears in some people.

maverick · April 08, 2015, 09:34:43 PM

I can understand wanting society to be more tolerant, but some people don't even try to live in the real world.

Not Comms Officer · April 08, 2015, 09:52:26 PM

Quote from: Maverick on April 08, 2015, 09:34:43 PM

I can understand wanting society to be more tolerant, but some people don't even try to live in the real world.

Thankfully these are only a very small minority of people.

Mr. Psychologist · April 09, 2015, 05:21:03 AM

Quote from: Not Comms Officer on April 08, 2015, 08:37:00 PM

To answer your question, nothing would have changed because homosexuality/gender dysphoria isn't carried through genes. It just randomly appears in some people.

It does and it doesn't, it's most likely a combination of recessive genes and exposure to incorrect hormones during pregnancy. (Talking about homosexuality) there have been various studies looking at the prevalence in certain groups and I'm sure there is an MZDZ study on it somewhere but I have yet to find one (Never looked)

As for dysphoria, that's the illness arising in a manner directly attributable to a person who is transgender of some sort being unhappy with the way they are/how they are treated/abused/neglected/stigmatised etc.
I don't think there is an established biological cause for it yet, but I'd be inclined to say it's again to do with the hormones exposure during the pregnancy. A male foetus is overexposed to oestrogen = a male foetus with a 'female' brain/mind or some sort of mismatch.

It's not a random appearance though >.>

Mattie G Indahouse · April 25, 2015, 08:36:35 AM

Instead of spending money on games people like that should be saving it up to see a psychiatrist. It's obvious this person as a mental problem that's probably suicidal at times. But of course if I posted this post on Tumbler I would be getting bitched at by SJW's for being transgender phobic.

King pesto · April 25, 2015, 09:30:34 AM

Isn't pokemon one of the more trans-friendly games? Not even considering how androgynous the male protagonists are, the game gives both genders identical experiences. It straight up asks you to choose your PC's gender too.

Verbatim · April 25, 2015, 10:30:24 AM

Quote from: Sargon of Akkad on April 25, 2015, 09:30:34 AM

Isn't pokemon one of the more trans-friendly games? Not even considering how androgynous the male protagonists are, the game gives both genders identical experiences. It straight up asks you to choose your PC's gender too.

The point is the question itself. "Are you a boy, or are you a girl?" This can be considered triggering for those with (extremely) weak constitutions, because it's kind of a loaded question--it assumes that you know for sure if you're a boy or a girl.

Naoto · April 25, 2015, 10:38:41 AM

Eh pretty common. Tumblr's been bitching about that one for years. There's a lot of pathetic snowflakes out there who would moan no matter what options you gave them. Be content with the knowledge that the japs dgaf.

Naoto · April 25, 2015, 10:42:35 AM

Quote from: Azumarill on April 08, 2015, 03:31:59 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on April 08, 2015, 03:16:17 PM
What happens when people are relatively content and secure? What happens when they've nothing too horrid to find some disliking of?

They go loopy. Complain about the small shit. People like to complain.

As a species we're actually quite terrible at finding any sort of lasting peace.
thats called the Hedonic Treadmill, and its the best argument against transhumanism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

? Except transhumanism isn't arguing for "nothing to complain about / ever lasting peace status". Just the advancement of the species evolution via technology.

Verbatim · April 25, 2015, 10:44:20 AM

Quote from: Naoto on April 25, 2015, 10:42:35 AM

? Except transhumanism isn't arguing for "nothing to complain about / ever lasting peace status". Just the advance,end of the species evolution via technology.

the reason many people are transhumanists is because they want to remove all suffering from the human condition

except you can't do that

Naoto · April 25, 2015, 10:48:48 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on April 25, 2015, 10:44:20 AM

Quote from: Naoto on April 25, 2015, 10:42:35 AM
? Except transhumanism isn't arguing for "nothing to complain about / ever lasting peace status". Just the advance,end of the species evolution via technology.
the reason many people are transhumanists is because they want to remove all suffering from the human condition

except you can't do that

I wouldn't say that's the reason many are transhumanist at all. That's not been my understanding of it at least. To achieve it you'd have to remove free will which would be hypothetically possible down the line, but the ethics of it would be arguable at the very least. Not to mention it'd require an amount of force.

Naive outlook for those that think that way anyways.

Big Boss · April 26, 2015, 11:12:41 AM

I bet this person uses legendaries online.