Reality vs Adventure

It's definitely changing though. The old saying goes 'sex sells'. So if you get the hot popular crowd in on it, then even mid age successful adults will take a liking to it and have a game night instead of movie night. It would be awesome to find a companion that sits down to play a game with you. And I've seen some pretty hot women on youtube gaming. Even some of the female developers I've seen in the gaming world are smokin. Sure there is plenty of sour tarts for the ladies to like too. So in this world, join us. You will find a good time. And just like anything, if all you care about is gaming, it's probably a turn off. And that is no difference from someone who doesn't game but watches too much sports. My sister has Oculus and does multiplayer. I know it's run by Facebook, but at the same time you can chat with new people while in the game. So gaming becomes a social networking thing. And as tech increases, instead of an avatar you can have a character that looks like yourself and meet people while gaming. In a way, it is almost a dating connection in real time. And you can play the game in a fantasy environment and hang out alone with your new buddy. Anyways, I see that happening in this new gaming era. Those hypocrites that look down at gaming, just might find themselves with a partner that suggests trying out a game, and aww; the laughs and flirts. They scuffle closer. And I'll be damned if they feel guilty afterward when they go to work the next day around all those mature colleagues. Now they have to play adult again, dreaming about last night. 😊

I wouldn’t go so far to say he stole the election in 2016. I know how you feel though as he lost the popular vote in 2016 and 2020, which an election should win instead of an electoral college that gears toward allowing the minority rule. That in itself is not a democracy. But these people are trying to say Biden stole it while he won both popular vote and electoral college. As far as the electoral college goes, it should be removed. It was put in place so that slave holders get a stronger vote by counting slaves who couldn’t vote to add to their population to get more electorates. But we have heard the voices of flyover country and they are a disgrace and nothing but fascists that want dictatorship. They don’t care about democracy at all unless it is for themselves. That isn’t how democracy works. So while the electoral college exists, those fascists have a stronger vote in so called swing states. And that is why the rural white man will do everything to not allow minorities to get houses. Because that means they would move into their territory in gerrymandering lines that favor the white vote. Either ban gerrymandering or the electoral college. To have both is an abomination to democracy while republicans do everything they can to suppress the votes of minorities across those county lines. And I think once trump leaves the WH, the CIA needs to keep a close eye on that one. Actually, starting now they should. Trace his calls, monitor all his communications, all his bank dealings, and any of his contacts. He is actively working against the U.S. He is and has been compromised all along. If sedition at the Capital isn't enough, then nothing is. Where was the law in response to the raid? They had a heads up all along that was going to take place. Believe it or not, the trump administration wouldn't authorize the National Guard to move in during the raid. For some reason, nobody was available to take the call to authorize the National Guard as the NG were on stand by from calls of congressman trapped inside the Capital. But nobody would authorize it? After trump incited it all? Smells like sabotage from the inside to me. He needs to be removed immediately. And the Capital police just let them stride on in and took selfies; all the while one of the cops was killed. Where are the arrests?????????????

Either the republican party splits, or the country splits. What kind of person is that party gonna put up to run for president 4 years from now? And republicans can't win without voter suppression. Republican states are already trying to push in laws to make it harder to vote in black and brown and urban areas. They are even doing it in Georgia right now, 2 days after the senate election! It really is up to Biden and all the democrats to uphold democracy. And a civil war in the USA I imagine would lead to a world war. So what side will our allies take? I hope our current allies in NATO and other countries around the world support democracy. I fear the whole Brexit thing and the impact it will have with NATO. The alliance is changing while fascism is taking root in places. Russia has some pretty close allies in the USA compromising the republican party. And will trump still get briefings when he is out? That guy is and will always from here on be a national security threat. He needs money and a country to live in once investigations take its course. What info would that traitor sell? What all data is trump gonna compromise as he gets the boot?

This is the conclusion I've come to; I'm not reaching out to those traitors. Couldn't say it better than this article: Stop Calling For Unity, I'm Not "Coming Together" With Domestic Terrorists Mekishana Pierre Thu, January 7, 2021, 7:50 PM CST When my sister and I were younger, we were at each other's throats like opposite sides of a stan war. It was never physical because we both knew that going so far would invite the wrath of our small yet vicious Haitian-born mom, but we threw verbal jabs at one another like we wanted them to cut into flesh and render each other bloody. After every screaming match, my mother would tell us that we were sisters, and because of that unchangeable bond, we had to get over our differences and unite against outside forces that would happily harm us. Eventually, we'd patch each other up, let go of our qualms, and bond over our mutual hatred of Lucas and Peyton's relationship on One Tree Hill. I offer this cutesy retelling of my sister's semitraumatic bullying during our adolescence because that's an example of a relationship where it makes sense to work through differences and make amends. Other examples would be your roommate who keeps leaving their towel on the bathroom floor, your coworker who forgets to return your pens, or your neighbor who plays their Spotify Daily Mix a little too loudly in the mornings. One relationship that is decidedly not on this list is the one between you and the far-right extremist who believes so fervently in the mockery of a man who promised to make their bigoted dreams come true that they besieged the US Capitol on Jan. 6. The moment Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were projected as the winners of the 2020 Election on Nov. 7, political pundits on both sides began to sow seeds of "unification" in listeners' ears. The idea that Biden voters should show empathy for Trump supportershas become a topic of discussion, as if those supporters are owed some solace for losing the election. Even celebrity figures are getting in on the action, with Dave Chappelle using his opening monologue for Saturday Night Live's Nov. 7 episode to ask Biden voters to be "humble" in their victory. To that I say, "No 💙." Over the last four years, the only thing the Trump presidency has done efficiently is embolden racists, white nationalists, and QAnon believers. Whether they voted for him in 2016 or 2020, they did so for policies bred from hatred. They voted for a man who accepted endorsements from neo-Nazi groups, pledged to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, called for rollbacks of federal healthcare protections, initiated the "Deploy or Get Out" policy, tried to start a "Muslim ban," attacked Roe v. Wade, rolled back existing LGBTQ+ protections, and did everything wrong when COVID-19 hit. The insurgents who invaded the Capitol with no fear for their lives didn't do so because they were worried about the economy or about the state of the world, they did so because of a threat to their power. Everything the Trump presidency has ever stood for has been to keep marginalized communities under the boot of oppression. Though Trump's base is wealthy white people who know what he's doing, his supporters tend to be (largely) white masses who believe everything wrong is the fault of those who are different from them. The people who see immigrants as invaders, Black people as mindless thugs who need to be put down, and everyone else as obstacles to their battle to "make America great again." The insurgents who invaded the Capitol with no fear for their lives didn't do so because they were worried about the economy or the state of the world. They did so because they were throwing a tantrum at a threat to their power. A video from the insurrection by Robert Moore, ITV News Washington correspondent, shows people talking about going into "their" building, where the people there work for them, and demanding that their election be put right because the country stole it from them. There are a lot of reasons to be angry about the uprising and even worried about what will happen next (because something will happen next). What I won't abide is any call for forgiveness or the talking point that the left should extend compassion to those who stormed the capitols in DC, Georgia, and Kansas. What compassion should I have for the people who fly the flags of white supremacy? Why should I try to understand people who think the best version of our country is during the Jim Crow era or people who reenact the murder of an innocent man for sh*ts and giggles? Why do they deserve grace when they've done nothing but do their best to violently ensure their power remains intact? For so long, the narrative has been that those who support the Republican party and have supported Trump are afraid. Economic anxiety, they called it. But if his supporters were truly concerned about the future of their economic prospects, they wouldn't trust the man who hasn't delivered a majority of his promises and can't even provide them with financial security during a pandemic! At the root of it all, racism got Trump elected, and it's what fueled his followers to do their best to overthrow the results of a free and fair election in a fascist attempted coup. Just as Trump's election was a response to Barack Obama's presidential run, this insurrection was a response to those supporters' perceived threat to white supremacy with the election of Joe Biden, his multiracial cabinet, and a Democrat-controlled Senate. What do I have to say to people who equate the Black Lives Matter movement to white power tantrums because of lost elections? Am I supposed to give mercy to the Republicans who backed Trump's claims that the election was stolen and the results should be contested? Are we supposed to forget that they spent four years stoking the flames of his madness? Just pat Mitch McConnell on the head like he didn't do his damnedest to keep us from receiving substantial aid during a pandemic? I do not doubt that after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn into office, the major talking point will be that this is a time to "heal together" and "move forward as one nation." Hell, it's already happening. But the truth of the matter is, this has never been one nation. We have always been divided, and we will continue to be so as long as we have one set of laws for Black people and another for white people, a law system bolstered by our radicalized two-party system. It's a system where one side casually slips into a full-blown fascist cult that blithely starts separating children from their parents with no chances of reuniting them, stripping people of their reproductive rights through mass sterilization and other policies, and generally does its best to f*ck over the American people while pointing the finger at everyone else. Then, the other side plays the part of progressive politics while stalling on making any actual decisions until it's too late and their hands are forced or there's nothing to be done. A party that continues to pander to the people who hate them, rather than focus on those who continue to vote in their favor. I don't have the solution to fix the foundational rot this country was built on or the corrupt roots that make our system what it has always been - though there are plenty of people who have great ideas - but I do know that I will not go into this new year and presidency as if the past four years haven't happened. I will not indulge the idea that there is some accord to reach with people who continue to fight for white supremacy on every possible level. I can't believe that there's a common view to be had with people who villainize those fighting for their humanity and defend those who would rather oust democracy than lose their power. Why isn't the message to change directed at the people who keep voting for white supremacy, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, climate change denial, and misogyny? Why is it that the price of unity has always been at the cost of our freedom? Why is it the job of those who are constantly denied their humanity to compromise? When the far right loses an election, they don't actually lose anything. When the left loses or "gives in" a little, it's at the cost of our healthcare, our wages, our education, and our actual lives. Why doesn't the message of compassion lead to positive change in the lives of those who need it? Why does it always serve those who have been at the top the entire time? Why isn't the message to change directed at the people who keep voting for white supremacy, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, climate change denial, and misogyny? People who continually vote against their own interests because they continue to put white power over the country every day? But I'm supposed to be the bigger person to establish a cordial relationship? I think the f*ck not. Until the day comes when we can "come together" to figure out how we can all get what we need from our government and each other, do you know who can talk to them? Other white people. Talk to your friends, family members, church members. Extend the hand of "get it together" instead of silently seething and then telling us about how awkward your Thanksgiving dinner was. People have joked that civil war is imminent, but I don't think it's ever been more clear that this country is a failed state and Joe Biden's presidency isn't a quick fix for that. If anything, this siege has proven that change won't come peacefully. At this point, we can't go back to the way it was or we'll be repeating ourselves in another 10 years. And I'm not going to do that.

Playstation support says it's not good to turn off and on all the time.

Playstation support says it's an internal problem so gonna ship it off to them to fix. So in case you get the same problem, hope it is still under warranty. Mine is fairly new so still has manufacture warranty. But I have my back up ps4 with my fav games on it. My games I downloaded from the store, can I re-download those games on another system? Or will they be gone for good?

At this point, my buying decisions with any Microsoft product are going to be related to what they donate their money to. Currently, they are financially supporting anti-democracy by giving money to senators that want to overturn the presidential election. That is against the foundation of democracy, and supportive of the republican coup.

That's exactly what they want is chaos so that while trump is still president he can declare martial law and have the military decide the election. This is a coup right in our faces not only from those traitors at the capital but the republican politicians too. In Pennsylvania the republicans are blocking the swearing in of a democratic elected congressman, yelling and arguing like we see from third world countries. Today democrats win the senate!!! 2 more weeks of the coup attempt by republicans. It's a shame the law enforcement or national guard don't treat the traitors at the capital as they did BLM protestors and gun them down with rubber bullets, spray them, taser them, arrest them, beat them, and run them over. This is their so called law and order after all that bickering standing for the police and now they fight them? Are they gonna do this to the newly elected senators too for their swearing in? 1 shot and died. I have no sorrow for the bitch. I thought at first when Biden was elected that we can work things out. Not necessarily forget everything the traitor republicans have done, but to try and move on to better things. After hearing many black politicians talk about this same type of behavior from republicans over and over through the years, I now believe republicans need to be punished. What message does this behavior send without consequences? After the Civil War, we had to compromise with the confederates and give in to some of their demands that went against civil liberties. During the civil rights era, the democrats had to give in to republicans and not allow a couple of minorities to get elected. They keep holding this country hostage and are doing it again. We shouldn't give in to them at all anymore or this behavior will continue forever. And there is debate if trump's investigations into all the potential crimes committed should be pursued and people are afraid it will further divide us. If he broke the law, he needs to be punished. Republicans need to be held accountable.

It is a requirement to have a facebook account and login with it to use Oculus.

I can tell you that question raises a lot of controversy. Having a social network intertwined with politics, making games??? I'm already skeptical about them and Oculus. That's where it paves the way to where games can be swayed by politics. Zuckerberg has been under hot water several times recently in the USA and under scrutiny from both political parties. Why should that platform be making games? There should be a law against it; like right now.

In an animal world then American football is more macho because size matters. Soccer requires more endurance and are leaner. Get a fat linebacker on the soccer field or a soccer player protecting the qb; and what you have are a couple of p*****s out of their element.

@StaceyPowers mentioned a topic on racism in games, but I can't think of a game that targets racism specifically, let alone tackling it. But I think the movie Crash would be a good drama game where you have to make decisions, and most being related to prejudice and racism. In the movie there are multiple characters whose lives come crashing together that evolves around racism and prejudice.

Life is a nightmare till you sleep, where you try to figure it all out. And when you wake up, you call dreams the nightmares, while you start the day with news about all the crimes committed while you slept. And don’t forget about all the chickens tortured to fill your bellies. They only dreamed to be free in life and in sleep. Aren’t I a bummer?

Yep, I always suspected that. There is a way to look up the bidding history of the bidders on that item. Their history will show what category they buy from, how many bids on items, and last bid time on items. That gives you an idea if it's a real person or a bot. It shows if it's a newbie, who usually bids ridiculously excitedly and cranks up the price, or a last second bidder who always wins. And it also shows their winning percentage on items. So those things give you a clue what your chances will be to win.

Witcher 3: Yennefer and Ciri

It definitely was fun to put in a game and start playing right away instead of having to do all these tasks in modern games. The old times you go and play, reach a new level, get your fill and be done by supper and go outside to play before dark (in a creepy perfect world). The modern games I wonder how much time is wasted learning controller moves, clearing weight inventories, fixing gear, leveling up, getting trophies, events, pointless quests, and a whole toilet bowl of online stuff. I think those things keep the new generation occupied enough as to leave the classics forgotten. But I think those things develop certain skills in a persons wormy brains. So give or take.

My ps4 always shows it has enough gigabytes for another game, but if I try to install a new game, there is like 30 gb unaccounted for that's in use, but doesn't show it. For example: if the ps4 shows it has 60gb left and I try to install a 30gb game, it will say not enough memory.

Call me paranoid, but I need to have at least 3 backups. I use 2 external hard drives and a flash drive. I know there is a service to pay to keep your data in outer space, but I really don't want to have to pay for that. What do you do?

There was the Nintendo Classic that was released a couple years ago that had all a lot of those old games already included. But maybe only the older folks or collectors got it. I don't know how far back you mean by retro because ps3 can be retro now that the ps5 is out. But for me retro I guess is atari up to somewhere around Nintendo 64ish or ps1ish. If ps5 came out with a game that included many of those classics from different Nintendo systems, then it could be revived. Even modern sequels don't give the old games justice, I don't think. But if you were to judge let's say a new Super Mario on the ps5 and the ratings were low, then the young generation will judge all the Super Mario to suck. So in that sense I do think people will forget about it. But if a new Super Mario came out that was a big hit, someone will feel inclined to take a look at older ones. Bloodstained series had a release that was very 'retro' Nintendo. And they had another Bloodstained game after that was more 'modern'. The Trine series also in a way revive the classic feel with modern sensory appeal. So as games come out like that to compete with newer Transelvania or Zelda, then yeah the older will get forgotten unless Gyromite or Kid Chameleon releases a new one in the next few years. I always hated giving mouth to mouth to the old Nintendo cartridges.

I was wondering if always turning the ps4 off after use damages anything over time. If you keep it rest mode, how long? Forever?

Ok, I was a little off in Black Flag. But same thing. Here is the video:

The real meaning of racism is to hate another species and there is only one human race. Real racism is clearly shown in The Witcher 3. Geralt is mutated making him a witcher and a different species from the humans. The villagers in almost every town he goes to says rude comments about him behind his back just for being the way he looks and who he is as a witcher. But I don't know of any game that actually tackles racism of any kind whether it be species or ethnicity. I was playing AC Black Flag the other day and a black pirate on the ship was talking to Edward. Edward asked where he would go (I think referring to if he had some riches). The black pirate said that he wasn't safe in Africa, wasn't safe in the Americas, and the only place he was safe was right in his own country aboard the ship as a free man. And Edward called his crew the citizens of the Jackdaw (ship).

Necronomicon Best Weird Tales is a great recommendation! That would be an awesome place to start while I sit around this fire; in the woods; in the dark; with glowing eyes; faint screams; howling; snapping twigs; slithering sounds in the dead pine needles. Oh why not do it right. Wouldn't mind giving the game Call of Cthulu a try, but I want to read about the lore first and develop my own images. Then it would be cool to compare that to a video game. I have seen Lovecraft Country on tv recently and if they have similar monsters and such, then I have an idea what they are talking about in the book. But I might get curious and look up some pics. I briefed over H.P. Lovecraft's history and his political views, which would be interesting to see if any of it reflects in his writings. Granted it was a different time 100 years ago when his books were written, but some philosophical viewpoints don't change. In today's climate I wonder where he would stand.